Mothra wrote:
Dislocated shoulder is by far #1. I've also suffered a concussion
while paddling. Other paddlers have died from a blow to the noggin so
this might be #2 just because of severity.

Kathy, how did you hit your head when you suffered the concussion,
and what type of helmet were you wearing?

I've had 5 sharp blows to my head, all wearing the same red Protec,
but don't believe I got a concussion. Didn't black out or have
headaches the next day, anyway. Then again I'm an open boater,
so I'm never upside down trying to roll. Two blows were to the
temple, so it's good I had a full-coverage helmet.

Dislocated shoulders seem less frequent now that kayakers are taught
to paddle "within the box" but tendonitis seems increasingly common.
I also know about a few broken ankles from portage accidents.

The AWA does not have an injury database, only a fatality database.