Terrain Park Injuries

Authors :: Moffat, Craig
McIntosh, Scott
Bringhurst, Jade
Danenhauer, Karen
Gilmore, Nathan
Hopkins, Christy L.
Source :: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 4, Pp 257-262 (2009), Moffat, Craig; McIntosh, Scott; Bringhurst, Jade; Danenhauer, Karen; Gilmore, Nathan; & Hopkins, Christy L. (2009). Terrain Park Injuries. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 10(4). Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2d1004db, Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Publication Year :: 2009
Publisher :: eScholarship Publishing, University of California, 2009.
Abstract: Background: This study examined demographics, injury pattern, and hospital outcome in patients injured in winter resort terrain parks. Methods: The study included patients >12 years of age who presented to a regional trauma center with an acute injury sustained at a winter resort. Emergency department (ED) research assistants collected patient injury and helmet use information using a prospectively designed questionnaire. ED and hospital data were obtained from trauma registry and hospital records. Results: Seventy-two patients were injured in a terrain park, and 263 patients were injured on non-terrain park slopes. Patients injured in terrain parks were more likely to be male [68/72 (94%) vs. 176/263 (67%), p