TY - JOUR
T1 - The hidden dangers of winter sliding
AU - Finnegan, Maureen A.
AU - Tongue, John R.
PY - 2003/4/1
Y1 - 2003/4/1
N2 - One of the irresistible allures of freshly fallen snow is the urge to flop onto the ground and slide downhill. Generations of families have been coming together to go sledding for centuries. Unfortunately, this perceived innocuous activity has predictable injury patterns, many of which are preventable with minimal effort or expense. Catastrophic injuries, not infrequently involving younger children, also seem to be preventable with education of the parents and the general public. The current authors reviewed the available literature on sledding injuries and summarized the findings on injury patterns and the recommendations on injury prevention. Proposals for injury prevention and public education, several of which have been designed by national interest groups, are included.
AB - One of the irresistible allures of freshly fallen snow is the urge to flop onto the ground and slide downhill. Generations of families have been coming together to go sledding for centuries. Unfortunately, this perceived innocuous activity has predictable injury patterns, many of which are preventable with minimal effort or expense. Catastrophic injuries, not infrequently involving younger children, also seem to be preventable with education of the parents and the general public. The current authors reviewed the available literature on sledding injuries and summarized the findings on injury patterns and the recommendations on injury prevention. Proposals for injury prevention and public education, several of which have been designed by national interest groups, are included.
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U2 - 10.1097/01.blo.0000057786.10364.07
DO - 10.1097/01.blo.0000057786.10364.07
M3 - Article
C2 - 12671487
AN - SCOPUS:0037390504
SN - 0009-921X
VL - 409
SP - 73
EP - 77
JO - Clinical orthopaedics and related research
JF - Clinical orthopaedics and related research
ER -