Current sex and age patterns of rock climbing-related injuries treated in emergency departments.

ABSTRACT: Rock climbing is an increasingly popular sport with >7 million participants in the U.S., with fast growth among youth and women. The purpose of this study was to compare sex- and age-related emergent injury patterns due to participation in rock climbing activity. This was a retrospective study of National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) data from climbers who sought ED care (N = 1,372; 42.2% female) in U.S. Emergency departments (ED) from 2013 to 2022. The prevalence, type, and anatomical site of climbing injuries by body part and hospital disposition were compared by sex and age bracket [<18 years [pediatric], 18-34 years [adult] and 35-50 years [masters' adult], young] and >50 years [masters' adult, older]) For all climbers, the lower extremity and upper extremity we

SUBMITTER: Madsen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12267263 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature