Survey of laceration injuries experienced by US adolescent and young adult alpine skier racers during the 2018–2019 ski season
| Autor: | Christie M Bielmeier, Jessica Man |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology. 236:368-377 |
| ISSN: | 1754-338X 1754-3371 |
| Popis: | Recently during ski racing competitions, a few high-profile accidents resulted in severe life-threatening laceration injuries. Ski-laceration injuries are caused by metal ski edges cutting through skin/muscles/arteries during falls and range in severity. There is a desire by the racing community to better protect skiers. However, current laceration injury research does not provide detailed information about laceration injuries or focus on adolescent and young adult ski racers. Therefore, the Self-Report Slash Injury Survey (Slash Survey) was conducted to (a) measure the frequency, severity, and body location of laceration injuries during skiing and (b) identify the skiing environment and ski maintenance level during laceration injuries. The Slash Survey was an online survey that asked participants ages 10–24, who are enrolled in US ski race programs, to report whether they experienced a laceration injury and what ski maintenance was used during the 2018–2019 ski season. The Slash Survey results suggest that the laceration injury rate during the 2018–2019 ski season was 6.8% and almost half the lacerations reported were considered slight (i.e. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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