Analysis of the mass skiers' injury in a large ski resort in Chongli, China

To make a retrospective analysis of the injuries of skiing population in a large ski resort in Chongli, China and provide a basis for predicting the rapidly increasing medical needs for ski injuries in the context of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. The basic data of all injured skiers who were treate...

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Published in:Beijing da xue xue bao. Journal of Peking University. Yi xue ban 2020-09, Vol.53 (2), p.273-278
Main Authors: Yang, Y P, Ma, X, Chen, N Y, Jiang, Y F, Zhang, X W, Ding, Z W, Ao, Y F
Format: Article
Language:Chinese
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Athletic Injuries - epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
China - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Retrospective Studies
Skiing
Young Adult
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Summary:To make a retrospective analysis of the injuries of skiing population in a large ski resort in Chongli, China and provide a basis for predicting the rapidly increasing medical needs for ski injuries in the context of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. The basic data of all injured skiers who were treated in a medical station of a large ski resort in Chongli during the snow season from November 2017 to March 2018 and from November 2018 to March 2019 were collected. The number of skiers, the number of injuries, the causes of injuries, the types of injuries and the locations of injuries were compared. A total of 753 skiers were injured in two snow seasons, and the estimated average incidence of injury was 4.53 and 4.46 per 1 000 skier days at the resort respectively. The average daily injury rate per 1 000 skiers in November of the two snow seasons was relatively low, with 2.20 and 1.38 cases respectively. The difference of injury rate in different months might have little to do with snowfall and more to do with pas
ISSN:1671-167X