Ice-skating injuries

Williamson, Dianne; Lowdon, I.M.R.

doi:10.1016/0020-1383(86)90338-4

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“…There was a significant negative correlation between the number injured per 1000 visits to the rink over time (r=0-651; p=00030). This would add weight to the speculation that as experience is gained fewer injuries occur (Homer & McCabe, 1984;Williamson & Lowdon, 1986). The percentage of X-rays taken and adjudged abnormal (25A4%) was greater than has been noted in other larger studies (Vincent, 1988).…”

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confidence: 86%

“…Other studies have shown the effect of a newly opened ice rink on the local accident and emergency department (Prescott, 1986;Williamson & Lowdon, 1986;Freeland, 1988). This is the longest study from the United Kingdom.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…First aiders at the rink referred about 50% of skaters who sought their help to hospital, although not all heeded this advice. Thus, they had a pre-hospital filtering effect, which has been observed before (Williamson & Lowdon, 1986). However they only attended 50% of those who sustained a fracture and furthermore, of the 88 sent by them to hospital by ambulance, 56 (64%) were discharged with no follow up, indicating a minor injury.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…All previous reports (Homer & McCabe, 1984;Prescott, 1986;Williamson & Lowdon, 1986;Bernard et al, 1988;Freeland, 1988) have stressed that a large number of injuries could have been avoided if suitable protective clothing had been worn. Despite this good advice only 10 of our patients used any such apparatus.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Ice skating injuries: can they be reduced or prevented?

Oakland¹

1990

Emergency Medicine Journal

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Ice skating injuries: can they be reduced or prevented?

Oakland¹

1990

Emergency Medicine Journal

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“…La presencia de una pista de hielo supone una gran novedad para la población de la zona y ofrece la oportunidad de practicar una actividad atractiva y poco habitual. Sin embargo, la práctica del patinaje sobre hielo supone un alto riesgo de padecer lesiones, sobre todo fracturas, para los patinadores "ocasionales" con poca o ninguna experiencia en el patinaje sobre hielo [1][2][3][4][5][6] . Diversos estudios internacionales han analizado las lesiones producidas en pistas de hielo, mostrando grandes diferencias en cuanto al número de sujetos lesionados, tipo de lesiones y su localización.…”

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Lesiones producidas en una pista temporal de patinaje sobre hielo

Alcaraz

Miñarro

2008

Apunts. Medicina de l'Esport

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RESUMENIntroducción y objetivos: La práctica del patinaje sobre hielo conlleva un aumento del riesgo de lesiones debido a una mayor probabilidad de caídas. El objetivo de este estudio fue describir las lesiones producidas y sus factores de riesgo en una pista temporal de patinaje sobre hielo. Métodos: Se registraron las lesiones producidas en una pista de hielo instalada durante un mes en un municipio de Murcia. Para cada uno de los patinadores lesionados, se registraron datos sobre edad, sexo, localización de la lesión, mecanismo lesional, diagnóstico de la lesión y experiencia como patinador. Los datos fueron registrados por el personal de la Cruz Roja Española en el puesto de primeros auxilios ubicado junto a la pista. Resultados: Un total de 185 sujetos (95 mujeres y 90 varones) presentaron algún tipo de lesión. Las lesiones más comunes fueron de carácter leve, como contusiones (40%) y heridas superficiales (28,2%). Las fracturas representaron el 1,6% de las lesiones. La mayoría de las lesiones se localizaron en la muñeca (29,2%), seguida del pie (13,0%) y la rodilla (10,8%). El principal mecanismo de lesión fue la caída (71%), debida principalmente a la pérdida de equilibrio (61,2%). Los sujetos sin experiencia en patinaje sobre hielo presentaron mayor frecuencia de lesiones que los patinadores más experimentados. Conclusiones: El número de lesiones ocurridas en la pista de hielo fue bajo en relación con el número total de patinadores que la visitaron, y en su mayoría éstas fueron de carácter leve. ABSTRACT Introduction and objectives:Recreational ice-skating carries a high risk of injury because of the strong probability of falls. The aim of this study was to describe injuries and associated risk factors in a temporary ice rink. Methods:We recorded all injuries produced in a temporary ice rink installed for 1 month in a town in Murcia. For all ice skaters injured, information on age, gender, body region injured, mechanism of injury, diagnosis, and ice skating experience was recorded. The data were gathered by staff from the Spanish Red Cross in the first aid facilities situated beside the ice rink. Results: A total of 185 recreational ice skaters (95 females and 90 males) were injured. The most common injuries were slight injuries such as bruises (40%) and superficial wounds (28.2%). Fractures accounted for 1.6% of all injuries. Most skating-related injuries involved the wrist (29.2%), followed by the foot (13.0%) and the knee (10.8%). Most of the injuries were caused by falls (71%), mainly due to loss of balance (61.2%). Beginners appeared to be more prone to injury than experienced skaters. Conclusions: The number of injuries was low compared with the total number of skaters and most of the injuries were slight.

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