Injuries of the head, face, and neck in relation to ski helmet use
Injuries of the head, face, and neck in relation to ski helmet use
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DOI：
10.1097/ede.0b013e318163567c
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发表时间：
2008-03-01
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影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Terasaki, Rodney D.
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作者：
Mueller, Beth A.;Cummings, Peter;Terasaki, Rodney D.
背景：在与滑雪和滑雪板相关的事故中，头盔的使用在多大程度上降低了受伤的风险尚不清楚。我们研究了滑雪者和滑雪者在跌落和碰撞中使用头盔与头部、面部和颈部损伤的关系。方法：我们进行了一项病例对照研究，使用了美国西部3个滑雪场2000-2005年的滑雪巡逻队受伤报告。我们确定了所有跌倒或碰撞的滑雪者和滑雪板运动员，他们都得到了滑雪巡逻队的照顾。在头部(n=2537)、面部(n=1122)或颈部(n=565)受伤的人中使用头盔与在跌倒和碰撞中接受颈部以下受伤护理(n=17,674)的人使用头盔进行比较。结果：调整后的优势比为头部损伤为0.85(95%可信区间=0.76~0.95)，面部损伤为0.93(0.79~1.09)，颈部损伤为0.91(0.72~1.14)。
Background: The extent to which helmet use reduces the risk of injury in ski- and snowboard-related accidents is unclear. We studied the association of helmet use with injuries of the head, face, and neck among skiers and snowboarders involved in falls and collisions.Methods: We conducted a case-control study, using ski patrol injury reports for the years 2000-2005 from 3 ski resorts in the western United States. We identified all skiers and snowboarders involved in falls or collisions who received care from the ski patrol. Helmet use among persons with injuries of the head (n = 2537), face (n = 1122), or neck (n = 565) was compared with helmet use among those involved in falls and collisions who received care for injuries below the neck (n = 17,674). We calculated odds ratios for head, face, and neck injury among helmeted compared with unhelmeted persons.Results: The adjusted odds ratios were 0.85 for head injury (95% confidence interval = 0.76-0.95), 0.93 for facial injury (0.79-1.09), and 0.91 for neck injury (0.72-1.14).Conclusions: Helmets may provide some protection from head injury among skiers and snowboarders involved in falls or collisions.