![]() However, they still have to be secured to the tree in the proper manner to be completely safe. “Manufactured stands have to meet a safety code and the vast majority of these stands are safe when properly used. While mishaps using home-made deer stands are more likely to result in serious injuries, manufactured stands can also cause falls if not used properly. ![]() “I’ve seen victims who fell from stands come to the ER with everything from closed head injuries, bleeding on the brain, spinal fractures with paralysis, broken arms, legs and ribs, collapsed lungs, ruptured spleens in addition to profuse external bleeding,” Dale said. ![]() Obviously, the further you fall, the more serious injuries become, he said. Dale noted that a fall, even one from just a few feet, can result in serious injury. It’s just a fact that the older guy is more cautious,” he added.ĭr. “While it is true that guys in their 50s and 60s and older have bones that are more easily broken, I don’t see nearly as many injuries from falling from a stand from this older group. Also, about 10% of these injuries are alcohol-related. In fact,” Dale said, “I recently read a report that revealed the majority of bow hunters who fall from tree stands are in their 20s and 30s. This is particularly true concerning falls from elevated deer stands. “From what I’ve observed from patients I have seen in the ER where I practice, it’s the younger one more prone to suffer serious injuries while hunting. Dale at the annual conference of the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association in Johnson City, TN several years ago, we had occasion to talk about what is more likely to injure hunters while hunting.ĭale noted that contrary to what many believe, it’s not the older and more fragile hunter who is more apt to be injured it’s the strong, virile, younger guy. Bobby Dale, a life-long hunter, is also an emergency room physician who practices medicine in his hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi. Because they were so heavily used, news began filtering in of accidents resulting in falling out of stands.ĭr. Years later as climbing stands and ladder stands came on the market, these proved safer than the man-made contraptions. Injuries from falling out of elevated stands is one of the most common hunting injuries seen in emergency rooms each fall.
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