Gender differences in snowboarding accidents in Austria: a 2005-2018 registry analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To elucidate gender differences in snowboarding accidents.

Design

Retrospective registry analysis within the Austrian National Registry of Mountain Accidents.

Setting

Snowboard-related emergencies between November 2005 and October 2018.

Participants

All injured snowboarders with documented injury severity and gender (3536 men; 2155 women).

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Gender-specific analysis of emergency characteristics and injury patterns.

Results

Over time, the number of mild, severe and fatal injuries per season decreased in men but not in women. Accidents most frequently were interindividual collisions (>80%) and occurred when heading downhill on a slope. Men more often suffered injuries to the shoulder (15.1% vs 9.2%) an

SUBMITTER: Rugg CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8527139 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature