Table 3.
Location of injury vs. activity in canyoning emergencies in Austria from November 1, 2005 to October 31, 2018.
| Location of Injury | Rappelling n (%) |
Descending n (%) |
Stumbling n (%) |
Sliding n (%) |
Swimming n (%) |
Jumping n (%) |
Falling n (%) |
Other n (%) |
Total n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | 4 (36.4) | 2 (18.2) | 2 (18.2) | 0 | 1 (9.1) | 2 (18.2) | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Chest | 3 (25.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (33.3) | 1 (8.3) | 0 | 4 (33.3) | 12 |
| Spine | 4 (9.1) | 0 | 0 | 2 (4.5) | 0 | 37 (84.1) | 1 (2.3) | 0 | 44 |
| Shoulder | 7 (15.2) | 4 (8.7) | 5 (10.9) | 5 (10.9) | 4 (8.7) | 18 (39.1) | 0 | 3 (6.5) | 46 |
| Elbow | 3 (37.5) | 2 (25.0) | 0 | 1 (12.5) | 1 (12.5) | 0 | 0 | 1 (12.5) | 8 |
| Forearm | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hand | 5 (55.6) | 2 (22.2) | 2 (22.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Pelvic ring | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 | 0 | 1 (25.0) | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Hip joint | 1 (50.0) | 0 | 0 | 1 (50.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Upper leg | 1 (25.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (25.0) | 2 (50.0) | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Knee | 1 (4.8) | 4 (19.0) | 6 (28.6) | 5 (23.8) | 1 (54.8) | 3 (14.3) | 1 (4.8) | 0 | 21 |
| Lower leg | 4 (10.8) | 4 (10.8) | 2 (5.4) | 8 (21.6) | 2 (5.4) | 14 (37.8) | 1 (2.7) | 2 (5.4) | 37 |
| Ankle joint | 5 (9.4) | 6 (11.3) | 5 (9.4) | 16 (30.2) | 1 (1.9) | 19 (35.8) | 0 | 1 (1.9) | 53 |
| Foot | 3 (18.8) | 2 (12.5) | 2 (12.5) | 2 (12.5) | 0 | 6 (37.5) | 0 | 1 (6.3) | 16 |
| Multiple trauma | 1 (33.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (33.3) | 1 (33.3) | 0 | 3 |
| Unknown | 1 (12.5) | 0 | 0 | 1 (12.5) | 1 (12.5) | 2 (25.0) | 0 | 3 (37.5) | 8 |
| Total | 45 (16.1) | 28 (10.0) | 25 (8.9) | 41 (14.6) | 13 (4.6) | 109 (38.9) | 4 (1.4) | 15 (5.4) | 280 (100) |
Unknown: no information available. Other: in all cases, none of the listed activities was performed. Data are presented as absolute and relative frequencies. Percentages indicate proportions within a row.