TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Summary of hunting injuries in central Wisconsin: a 4-year experience at a rural referral center
JO  - Wilderness and environmental medicine
A1  - Stueland, D.
A1  - Carpenter, W. Scott
A1  - Cleveland, D.
SP  - 196
EP  - 202
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
N2  - Surveillance of hunting-associated injuries was performed over a 4-year period at a rural Emergency Department in central Wisconsin. Over that period of time, 125 individuals sought treatment for hunting-related injuries. The majority of injuries were related to autumn deer hunting and included both gun and bow and arrow hunting. Over half of the persons injured while hunting with a bow and arrow fell from a height. The admission rate for persons in the immediate area was 35.1%, but for those from outside the area, it was 64.8%. The effects of the referral bias result in severe injuries being seen in rural Emergency Departments during hunting seasons, necessitating such departments to be prepared for a wide range of injuries.
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SN  - 1080-6032
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -