The aims of the study are to describe the injury patterns among recreational skiers and snowboarders in China and to provide primary data to guide the reconstruction of regional healthcare facilities to deal with the increasing number of participants in snow sports.
A retrospective study was performed in Ski Resorts in Chongli, China. 5000-10000 injured skiers and snowboarders will be recruited. Data of all injury patients in the resort clinic will be collected. Patients' information, including sex, age, equipment, skill level and injured body part, will be analysed.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
5,000
no intervention
Peking university third hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
RECRUITINGsex
male/female
Time frame: 1 week after injury
age
15-60/\>60
Time frame: 1 week after injury
Equipment
Equipment was classified into skis and snow-boards. Special equipment such as cross-country skis and skiboards is rare in China and has not been recorded in the present study.
Time frame: 1 week after injury
Skill level
Patients were classified according to self-reported years of participation in skiing and snowboarding: beginner (first season), medium (1-5 years), advanced (5-10 years) and expert (≥10 years).
Time frame: 1 week after injury
Date of injury
Date of injury was divided into weekdays and weekends/holidays according to the Chinese government holiday arrangement.
Time frame: 1 week after injury
Causes of injury
We summarised causes of injury into two types according to the subjective description of the scene of injury: not involving others, defined as falling or crashing without any body contact with others; and involving others, defined as crashing that involves two or more people.
Time frame: 1 week after injury
Slope difficulty
Slope difficulty was categorised into beginner trail, medium trail and advanced trail according to the official data of slope inclination angle.
Time frame: 1 week after injury
Injured body parts
Injured body parts were categorised into the following four anatomical body regions: (1) head/cervical, (2) torso, (3) upper extremity and (4) lower extremity.
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Time frame: 1 week after injury