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Letter from the Editor

Sep 19, 2020 ~ Written by Andrew Nathanson, MD, FACEP
surfer being arrested

All Covid, all the time, or at least that’s what it feels like to me as an emergency physician on the East Coast of the US. But of course, whatever you do and wherever you surf, the global pandemic has affected you. And, unfortunately, it seems far from over. Way back in May, I asked my wizened uncle, 92-year-old professor emeritus […]

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Posted in Letter from the Editor

In the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Should Surfers Continue to Surf?

Sep 19, 2020 ~ Written by Mary Showstark, MPAS, PA-C; James Meiling, DO; George Raum, BA; Barbara Kozminski, MD
surfing in the wake of covid-19

On January 31st, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC); from there, uncertainty about numerous factors surfaced about this international novel virus known as SARS-CoV-2, or COVID-19. Cities, counties, states, and countries shut down […]

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Posted in Infectious Disease

Improving Safety in Surfing

Sep 19, 2020 ~ Written by Elizabeth D. Willsey, MD

Surfing is a widely enjoyed sport, with participants both at the recreational and professional level, and is gaining popularity worldwide.1 There are an estimated 37 million surfers worldwide, which includes 2.7 million surfers in the United States (2015), 2.3 million surfers in Australia (2013), and 500,000 surfers in the […]

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Posted in Acute Surfing Injury, Original Research

Case Report: Widespread Pruritic Papules after Bodyboarding in Long Island

Sep 19, 2020 ~ Written by Michael S. Tcheyan, MD, Alyssa R. Mierjeski, MD

A 25 year-old otherwise healthy male presented to the Emergency Department with a pruritic rash over his abdomen and chest for 2 days. The patient had been swimming and surfing along the South shore of Long Island, NY in August, and noticed an itchy, papular rash develop on his chest and abdomen approximately 2 hours […]

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Posted in Case Report, Environmental Injury

Case Report: Severe Fin Laceration

Sep 19, 2020 ~ Written by Surfing Medicine Staff

A 58 year-old male was wave-sailing (windsurfing in surf) and attempting to come to shore. As he was carrying his gear shoreward he was hit by a breaking wave, and the 33 cm single fin on his board caused a large laceration to his left lower leg. The patient described severe bleeding to his leg which could not be […]

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Posted in Acute Surfing Injury, Case Report

Tourniquets and Hemorrhage Control

Sep 19, 2020 ~ Written by Surfing Medicine Staff
on the beach

Bleeding from an injury can be quite alarming, particularly for a surfer in the water where assessing an injury and quantifying the amount of bleeding can be difficult. Any significant bleeding should prompt a return to shore to further assessment. Most hemorrhage can be controlled by applying pressure directly over the wound […]

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Posted in Acute Surfing Injury, Assorted Flotsam and Jetsam

Letter from the Editor

Sep 16, 2019 ~ Written by Andrew Nathanson, MD, FACEP
Surf-medicine shack, Cape Cod, MA

In this 32nd volume of Surfing Medicine we take a glimpse at the future and respect the past. Surfing injuries at the Pipeline Masters is an analysis of data collated by surf doc Leland Dao, DO, who has long been that contest’s medical director. Arguably the most prestigious event on the WSL Championship Tour, the best surfers in […]

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Posted in Letter from the Editor

Surfing Injuries at the Pipe Masters 2013-2017

Sep 16, 2019 ~ Written by Leland Dao, DO, WSL Hawaii Medical Team
Surfing

The Pipe Masters is the final event of the World Surf League Men’s World Championship Tour. We analyzed surfing-injuries documented by the onsite Medical Team during the Pipe Masters competitions over the 5-year period (2013-2017). The sum of all acute injuries treated during the study-period and sum of all surfer-heats (athlete exposures) were used to calculate an […]

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Posted in Acute Surfing Injury

A Non-Healing Surf-Wound

Sep 16, 2019 ~ Written by Andrew Nathanson, MD, FACEP

A 48-year-old surfer sustained a 1cm linear laceration to his anterior lower leg while surfing. The waves were 3-4 feet the water temperature was 58℉ (14℃), and turbid. The surfer stated he was surfing over a rocky bottom, bumped his leg against something, and continued surfing. Upon removing his wetsuit, he noted a small linear […]

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Posted in Case Report, Chronic Surfing Injury

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