Injuries Incidents in Outdoor Courses

Abstract

Outdoor sports are nowadays often called extreme or high-risk sports. The aim of the study was to analyse the injury incidence of the activities and sports that are taught by the Outdoor Sports Department, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University. The research sample was created by students and teachers who participated on the courses organised by Outdoor Sports department during six years (2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015). We analysed the number and type of injuries. The data were compared by quantifying the injury incidence and objectively grading the injury severity using the NACA score per 1000 hours of sporting participation. The examined sports were: alpine skiing, cross country skiing, snowboarding, freeride and skitouring, water touring, wild water sports, seakayaking, climbing and bouldering, cycling, orienteering, games in nature, exercise