Table 3 Population characteristics of emergency calls excluding victims of drowning from Gironde surf beaches, 2011 to 2016 (n = 3822)
Variable | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Female | 2133 | 55.8 |
Male | 1673 | 43.8 |
Missing | 16 | 0.4 |
Shore-break related injuries | 675 | 17.7 |
Shoulder | 177 | |
Neck | 177 | |
Back | 96 | |
Knee | 96 | |
Head | 42 | |
other | 87 | |
Envenomation | 191 | 5.0 |
Weevers | 117 | |
Jellies | 25 | |
Physalia physalis | 34 | |
Missing | 15 | |
Dislocation | 235 | 6.1 |
Wounds | 525 | 13.7 |
Other trauma | 1059 | 27.7 |
Miscellaneous Other Medical | 959 | 25.1 |
Seizure | 35 | 0.9 |
Missing | 146 | 3.8 |
Activity | ||
Bathing | 282 | 9.0 |
Body board | 88 | 2.8 |
Surf | 769 | 24.4 |
Other seashore activity | 39 | 1.2 |
Activity on the beach | 907 | 28.8 |
Missing | 1062 | 33.7 |