As part of an overall strategy to reduce head injuries, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) staff conducted an evaluation of head injuries associated with snow skiing and snowboarding. The purpose of this activity was to assess the potential for helmets to reduce the risk of head injury. From 1993 to 1997, the estimated number of hospital emergency room-treated injuries associated with skiing declined from 114,400 to 84,200. Head injuries associated with skiing were essentially unchanged. However, the estimated 12,700 head injuries in 1997 represent a larger proportion of total injuries than did the estimated 13,600 head injuries in 1993. During the same time period, snowboarding injuries nearly tripled from 12,600 to 37,600. The estimated number of head injuries associated with snowboarding increased from 1,000 in 1993 to 5,200 in 1997. Overall, head injuries represent about 14 percent of all skiing and snowboarding injuries. Among children under 15 years of age, head injuries are about 22 percent of the total estimated injuries.
Skiing Helmets: An Evaluation of the Potential to Reduce Head Injury
1999
22 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Recreation , Consumer Affairs , Human Factors Engineering , Helmets , Skiing , Accident prevention , Head injuries , Assessments , Evaluation , Children , Outdoor recreation , Accident reduction , Risk , Hazards , Head protection , Consumer products , Consumer protection , Safety , Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC) , Snowboarding
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