Injuries resulting from bungee-cord jumping

P R Hite; K A Greene; D I Levy; K Jackimczyk

doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(05)82752-0

Injuries resulting from bungee-cord jumping

Ann Emerg Med. 1993 Jun;22(6):1060-3. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(05)82752-0.

Authors

P R Hite¹, K A Greene, D I Levy, K Jackimczyk

Affiliation

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix.

PMID: 8503527
DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(05)82752-0

Abstract

A 19-year-old woman sustained a nonfatal hanging injury and a 28-year-old man sustained a unilateral locked facet with resultant quadriplegia as a result of bungee jumping. Injuries due to this sport have not been reported previously.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Athletic Injuries / etiology*
Athletic Injuries / physiopathology
Athletic Injuries / therapy
Female
Humans
Male
Quadriplegia / diagnostic imaging
Quadriplegia / etiology*
Quadriplegia / therapy
Radiography