Recreational Surfing Injuries in Cornwall, United Kingdom

Hay, Christopher S. M.; Barton, Sue Ellen; Sulkin, Tom

doi:10.1580/1080-6032-020.004.0335

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“…The most popular location for surfing in the UK is Cornwall, with the highest resident population of regular surfers and a frequent water-sports holiday destination for other UK residents. A study by Hay et al at the emergency department (ED) of the Royal Cornwall Hospital assessed all surfing injuries presenting to Cornwall's emergency services between 2004 and 2006 [6]. They highlighted that for the small proportion of patients with surfing injuries requiring ED treatment (which represented one third of patients and less than 10% of total injuries reported in our study), 90% (n = 190) suffered ''minor or moderate'' injuries only, being discharged following initial ED treatment.…”

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Aetiology of injuries and the need for protective equipment for surfers in the UK

Woodacre¹,

Waydia²,

Wienand-Barnett³

2015

Injury

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Aetiology of injuries and the need for protective equipment for surfers in the UK

Woodacre¹,

Waydia²,

Wienand-Barnett³

2015

Injury

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“…Diving into shallow water can cause severe spinal injuries (Beratan and Osborne 1987;Aito et al 2005;Chang et al 2006;Robles 2006;Falcon 2013). Injuries can also result from surfing or body boarding, the latter occurring more frequently in shore break conditions (Nathanson et al 2002;Chang et al 2006; Barucq et al 2009;Hay et al 2009;Meir et al 2011;Falcon 2013), wind surfing (e.g., Kalogeromitros et al 2002) and skim boarding (e.g., Williams et al 2006). Severe injuries can occur from hydrodynamic-driven impact in shallow water while performing some of the aforementioned activities (Chang et al 2006).…”

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“…Several studies have found that surfing-related injuries happen more often to men ([70 %), with a mean age of the injured population between 25 and 30 years (Barucq et al 2009;Hay et al 2009;Meir et al 2011). Chang et al (2006) separated injuries related to shallow water diving and those associated with hydrodynamic-driven impacts (HDI).…”

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Delaware surf zone injuries and associated environmental conditions

et al. 2015

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Surf zone injury and environmental condition data were collected concurrently during the summer of 2014 along the Delaware coast. Documented injury data included injury type, gender, age and activity, while measured environmental conditions included local wave height, wave period and foreshore slope. Daily water user counts were used to normalize injury rates relative to the number of beachgoers at risk. There were 280 injuries over 116 sample days along the entire Delaware coast and 169 injuries over 82 sample days within the 5-beach focused study area where water user count data were available. Injuries were not distributed randomly as tested against a Poisson distribution and occurred in clusters with up to 15 injuries occurring in a single day. There were 32 serious injuries (cervical fractures, spinal cord injuries) and 1 fatality. Water user counts throughout the course of a day exceeded 25,000 on busy weekends such that the mean injury rate was 0.02 %. Men were twice as likely to be injured relative to women, and the mean injury age was 32 years old. Tourists were six times more likely to be injured compared to local beachgoers. Wading (44 %) was the dominant injury activity followed by body surfing (20 %) and body boarding (17 %). Direct correlation between injury occurrence or injury rate and any environmental factors was weak (highest squared correlation coefficient \0.12), but the highest injury rates were associated with moderate wave height (0.6 m) with lower injury rates for both smaller and larger waves. Lack of direct correlation between injury occurrence or injury rate and environmental parameters suggests there was an important (and as yet undetermined) human element that also dictates the injury rate. Additionally, the high proportion of injuries to tourists may require alternate strategies in local beach safety and injury awareness campaigns.

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Twenty-six percent of acute surfing injuries are to the head and face and make up 42% of emergency department presentations by surfers. 3 A limited number of small studies have identified the types of acute injuries and chronic pathologies sustained while surfing.…”

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“…3 A limited number of small studies have identified the types of acute injuries and chronic pathologies sustained while surfing. [1][2][3][4][5][6][8][9][10][11][12][13] There is minimal information in the literature specifically describing the spectrum and mechanisms of head and facial injuries.…”

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Acute injuries and chronic pathology of the head and face sustained while surf board riding

Dimmick

Gillett

Sheehan

et al. 2014

Trauma

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The aim of the study was to identify the mechanisms and spectrum of injuries sustained to the head and face in surfboard riders, requiring presentation to an emergency department. A retrospective case series was undertaken from January 2008 to April 2012 at a tertiary hospital on the North Shore of Sydney. Twenty-nine patients were included, 26 with acute injuries and 3 with chronic pathologies. Fifteen patients (58%) had been struck in the head by their own board -9 (60%) suffered facial bone fractures. Contact with the surfboard was the cause of facial bone fracture in 100% of cases. One patient struck by their own board ruptured their globe. Chronic/progressive deafness was the indication for undertaking imaging in three patients. Hundred percent had bilateral exostoses of the external auditory canal (surfers ear). Head and facial injuries are a significant and potential risk of surfboard riding. It is envisaged that greater knowledge of the spectrum and mechanisms of injuries sustained by surfers will drive surfboard and surfing accessory design and increase public awareness to minimise the risk of injury in the future.

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Recreational Surfing Injuries in Cornwall, United Kingdom

Cited by 55 publications

References 6 publications

Aetiology of injuries and the need for protective equipment for surfers in the UK

Aetiology of injuries and the need for protective equipment for surfers in the UK

Delaware surf zone injuries and associated environmental conditions

Acute injuries and chronic pathology of the head and face sustained while surf board riding

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