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17590072

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-6-25
pubmed:abstractText
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in skiing and snowboarding. Although previous studies have advocated the use of a helmet to reduce the incidence of TBI, only a minority of skiers and snowboarders wear helmets. The low use of helmets may be partially due to controversy regarding their effectiveness in a high-speed crash. The protective effect of a ski helmet is diminished at the high speeds a skier or snowboarder can potentially obtain on an open slope. However, ski areas have undergone significant changes in the past decade. Many skiers and snowboarders frequent nontraditional terrain such as gladed areas and terrain parks. Since these areas contain numerous physical obstacles, we hypothesized that skiers and snowboarders would traverse these areas at speeds slow enough to expect a significant protective effect from a helmet.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1080-6032
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
102-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Speeds associated with skiing and snowboarding.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anaesthesia, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, USA. robert.williams@vtmednet.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article