Collisions Against Obstacles in Winter Sport Ski Areas

Collisions against obstacles (CAOs) on ski areas account for a large proportion of deaths of skiers and snowboarders but are poorly documented. We aimed to characterize the risk factors and injuries of CAOs and to compare occurrences of CAOs with 2 control groups. Between 2015 and 2019 in France, da...

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Published in:Wilderness & environmental medicine 2023-03, Vol.34 (1), p.7-14
Main Authors: Dorsemaine, Marine, Masson, Catherine, Laporte, Jean-Dominique, Jacot, Claude, Martin, Jean-Louis, Riveill, Serge, Arnoux, Pierre-Jean
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
accident
Biomechanics
causes
Engineering Sciences
epidemiology
injury
Mechanics
snowboard
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Summary:Collisions against obstacles (CAOs) on ski areas account for a large proportion of deaths of skiers and snowboarders but are poorly documented. We aimed to characterize the risk factors and injuries of CAOs and to compare occurrences of CAOs with 2 control groups. Between 2015 and 2019 in France, data were collected on the injured population by ski area doctors and ski patrollers. Systematic counts were also made to describe the noninjured population on ski slopes. Cases (CAOs injured: 3391 victims) were compared with 2 controls (non-CAOs injured: 198,302 victims and the noninjured population: 121,227 people). Crude and adjusted logistic regressions were performed (P
ISSN:1080-6032
1545-1534
DOI:10.1016/j.wem.2022.09.002