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Date of Incident
21/10/2021
Country
England
Area
Route
Incident
During a climbing session with our university club the injured person was down climbing on an easy boulder, their foot slipped and they slid off the wall, they landed with their foot awkwardly between the mat and the wall which caused their ankle to snap.
Lessons
The climber was a novice who was being closely supervised, knew to land with their knees, and all precautions were taken to prevent injuries, unfortunately this seems like the situation that is hard to prevent in a high risk sport
Activity
Indoor climbing
When
Injury
Serious injury requiring medical treatment
Causes
Slip, trip or fall
Anonymous?
Yes
Reported By
Participant
Wearing Helmets?
Rescue Services Involved?
ambulance services
Author
21 October 2021 at 14:17:59
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