The risk of snow sport injury in pediatric patients

In 2015, approximately 13,436 snowboarding or skiing injuries occurred in children younger than 15. We describe injury patterns of pediatric snow sport participants based on age, activity at the time of injury, and use of protective equipment. A retrospective analysis was performed of 10–17 year old...

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2019-03, Vol.37 (3), p.439-443
Main Authors: McLoughlin, Robert J., Green, Jonathan, Nazarey, Pradeep P., Hirsh, Michael P., Cleary, Muriel, Aidlen, Jeremy T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Age
Blunt trauma
Comparative studies
Demographics
Emergency medical care
Head
Head injuries
Helmets
Injuries
Injury analysis
Medical records
Patients
Pediatric trauma
Pediatrics
Population studies
Protective equipment
Secondary schools
Skiing
Snow
Snowboarding
Software
Sports related injuries
Students
Trauma
Variables
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Summary:In 2015, approximately 13,436 snowboarding or skiing injuries occurred in children younger than 15. We describe injury patterns of pediatric snow sport participants based on age, activity at the time of injury, and use of protective equipment. A retrospective analysis was performed of 10–17 year old patients with snow-sport related injuries at a Level-1 trauma center from 2005 to 2015. Participants were divided into groups, 10–13 (middle-school, MS) and 14–17 years (high-school, HS) and compared using chi-square, Student's t-tests, and multivariable logistic regression. We identified 235 patients. The HS group had a higher proportion of females than MS (17.5% vs. 7.4%, p = 0.03) but groups were otherwise similar. Helmet use was significantly lower in the HS group (51.6% vs. 76.5%, p 
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2018.06.006