Canada and other countries with winter snow cover, but snowmobilers are at risk for
traumatic injuries. 1 I describe here a healthy man who experienced gross hematuria after …

Background and epidemiology: Again this winter, people are killing and injuring themselves
while riding snowmobiles. The Canadian Institute for Health Information noted that, in the …

The purpose of this study was to determine whether erythrocyte hemolysis occurs during a
mountain ascent over snow and ice to 3285 meters. Data were collected from six …

Although exercise-induced hematuria is a well known finding in long distance running, it is
extremely rare in cycling. We describe a case of gross atraumatic hematuria after …

BACKGROUND A man experienced multiple episodes of macroscopic hematuria following
nocturnal exercise. Urinary stones and tumors were considered the two most likely causes …

Dr Reinertson proposes a plausible alternative cause for rhabdomyolysis in the suspended
person we describe. 1 Exertional rhabdomyolysis is associated with strenuous exercise …

An elite runner presented with macroscopic haematuria after six hours of non‐stop running
during his training for Trailwalker. The haematuria resolved after two days of conservative …

The nail abnormalities seen in these figures are classic transverse and longitudinal
concavities of the nails, resulting in spoon-shaped nails, known as koilonychia. 1 Koilo is …

A 29-year-old man was caving and could not ascend his rope. He was rescued after 4+
hours of hanging after which he could not feel his legs and could not move one of them. He …

Major Injury in Canada 2002 indicates that 16% of severe sports and recreational injuries
during 2000/2001 were caused by snowmobile accidents, a much higher rate than for winter …