Sledding injuries: is safety in this winter pastime overlooked? A three-year survey in South-Tyrol

Corrà, Stefano; Giorgi, F. De

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“…Treatment delivered in the pre-hospital clinic included: head injuries advice (18), rest/ice/compression/elevation (17), referral to hospital for assessment/definitive intervention (14), plaster of Paris cast (7), X-ray (7), wound irrigation and suture (4), wound irrigation (3), tissue glue (2) and haemorrhage control with compression (2). None of the patients used any safety equipment (e.g.…”

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“…The few previous studies from the UK surrounding this topic have focused around paediatric sledging injuries occurring in local parks [1], at dry ski slopes [5] and spinal trauma as a consequence of sledging [3]. Studies from outside the UK have been undertaken in large tertiary hospitals serving nearby cities rather than resorts [2,6,7]. In addition, previous studies have utilised pooled data collection from hospital-based Emergency Departments (EDs).…”

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“…These limitations are compounded by the young age of the typical sledge user, making sledging a potentially dangerous activity. Consequently, spectrums of sledging-related injuries occur that encompass minor soft tissue injury [1,2] to significant trauma [3] and even death [4].…”

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Sledging-related injuries within a dedicated sledging area of a commercial ski area presenting to a pre-hospital clinic

Hill

Carlile

Deonarain³

2011

Eur Orthop Traumatol

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Introduction Sledging-related injuries represent a significant workload at ski area medical centres across the world. Although safety rules exist, they are rarely obeyed and enforced. The purpose of this study was to estimate the incidence, severity and pattern of sledging-related injuries at a New Zealand ski resort, in order to set up injury prevention measures. Methods All sledging-related injuries presenting during an 80-day period (of a 90-day winter season) were retrospectively reviewed. The last 10 days of the season were excluded as the sledging areas were closed due to lack of snow. Patient demographics, mechanism of injury, diagnosis and treatments were retrospectively identified from the medical records and recorded on a database. Results A total of 8,655 people used the sledging area during the study period. Sixty patients with sledging-related injuries were identified, with a mean age of 10 years (range 4-30 years). The incidence of sledging-related injuries requiring medical attention was 0.7%, of those, 23% required hospitalisation. Injury mechanisms comprised collisions with other sledge users (21), collision with a wall (14) and falling from a sledge (14). The sites of injury included head (36), lower limb (18), spine (9), upper limb (7) and abdomen (2). Fractures included femur (1), tibia (1), fibula (1), ankle (2), cuboid (1), clavicle (2) and scaphoid (1). One patient sustained a serious intracranial haemorrhage with subsequent permanent neurological sequelae. Conclusion Sledging-related injuries were mostly minor; however, major injuries do occur, requiring intervention at secondary centres. The potential for serious morbidity is evident. Recommendations supporting injury prevention measures do exist; however, the study population did not implement these. The use of helmets would seem an appropriate minimum level of protection, together with appropriate supervision and greater sledging safety awareness should be encouraged. We believe this to be the first published material examining injuries within the potentially very controllable dedicated sledging zone of a ski area.

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Sledging-related injuries within a dedicated sledging area of a commercial ski area presenting to a pre-hospital clinic

Hill

Carlile

Deonarain³

2011

Eur Orthop Traumatol

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“…In vielen Studien, die sich mit Rodelverletzungen beschäftigen, ist der Anteil an verletzten männlichen Rodlern höher als jener der weiblichen Rodler [5, 10, 12 -14]. In einer Studie von Corra & De Giorgi [20] zeigte sich eine ausgeglichene Geschlechterverteilung bei Rodelverletzungen mit geringer und mittlerer Schwere, während alle schweren bzw. tödlichen Rodelverletzungen das männliche Geschlecht betrafen.…”

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Unfallursachen und Risikofaktoren bei erwachsenen Rodlern: eine retrospektive Studie

Ruedl¹,

Pocecco²,

Raas

et al. 2017

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Recreational sledging (tobogganing) is a very popular winter sport in Alpine regions. Ascending and sledging down on the same track, however, might be associated with a certain risk of injury. Therefore, the aim of this study was to gather data on the causes of accidents and potential risk factors during recreational sledging. Adults indulging in recreational sledging were interviewed between March 2013 and March 2015 at six public sledging tracks in the environs of the city of Innsbruck (Tyrol, Austria) on demographics, skill level, sledging frequency, risk-taking behavior, use of protective gear, type of sledge used, previous sledging-related injuries, injured body parts and causes of accidents. Interviews were conducted on all days of the week, mainly in the afternoon and in the evening. A total of 3612 adults riding a sled (51.1 % males, 48.9 % females; mean age: 37.0 ± 14.4 years) participated in the present study. In total, 328 (9 %) participants reported a sledging-related injury. Injuries to lower extremities, arms, shoulder/back and head represented 41 %, 22 %, 11 %, and 10 %, respectively, of all sledging-related injuries. The most common causes of accidents were self-caused falls (35 %), collision with an object (23 %), and collision with another person (22 %). Sledging-related injuries in this study were associated with male sex, a higher sledging frequency, higher skill level, and risky behavior. In addition, those riding sledges who had suffered a previous injury were using more often a fast toboggan, wearing more often back protectors and wrist guards, had falls more often during sledging, and more often drank alcohol. Based on these findings, we recommend that individuals should adapt their behavior according to track, view and weather conditions, take into consideration the crowd on the track, and abstain from alcohol.

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“…Die klinische Untersuchung hat in seinem Setting eine Sensibilität und eine Spezifität von 100 %. Einen interessanten Aspekt äußern Corra et al in ihrer Analyse von 3 Jahren Schlittenunfällen in Tirol: Sie finden, dass die schwersten Unfälle und alle drei Todesfälle nicht von Kindern, sondern von Erwachsenen verursacht werden [15]. Wie im beschriebenen Fall kann der Fremdkörper aus Holz per se zu sekundären Komplikationen führen, denn holzige Restpartikel können auch nach vermeintlich erfolgreicher radikaler chirurgischer Sanierung im Gewebe zurückbleiben.…”

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Stauffer

Luedi

Doll³

2013

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We present the case of a rare penetrating sledging injury. A 39-year-old male sitting upright had his sledge burst when sliding into a pit. A stick fractured from the sledge's sitting plate and perforated from the infragluteal fold up to the lumbosacral junction. The man arrived in a conscious and cardiovascular stable condition in the ER, where no clinical evidence of vascular, retroperitoneal and pelvic injury was obvious. The anal external sphincter was uninjured and competent although the perforation enabled a look onto its surface. The foreign body was removed without further bleeding. Sledging injuries typically carry blunt characteristics, mainly with neurotrauma or fracture dislocations. As penetrating sledging injuries are exceptionally rare, strategies are discussed.

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Sledding injuries: is safety in this winter pastime overlooked? A three-year survey in South-Tyrol

Cited by 13 publications

References 8 publications

Sledging-related injuries within a dedicated sledging area of a commercial ski area presenting to a pre-hospital clinic

Sledging-related injuries within a dedicated sledging area of a commercial ski area presenting to a pre-hospital clinic

Unfallursachen und Risikofaktoren bei erwachsenen Rodlern: eine retrospektive Studie

Penetrierende Gluteale Pfählungsverletzung durch Schlittenunfall

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