ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2018
Horse-related incidents and factors for predicting injuries to the head.
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- Horse-riding hazards: an observational cohort study mapping equestrian related injuries at a Scandinavian trauma centre.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2023Article
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- Turbans vs. Helmets: A Systematic Narrative Review of the Literature on Head Injuries and Impact Loci of Cranial Trauma in Several Recreational Outdoor Sports.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Retrospective analysis of equestrian-related injuries presenting to a level 1 trauma center.Emergency radiology · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesHead injuries are the leading cause of death in horse-related injury events and, even since the introduction of helmets, represent a sizeable proportion of all horse-related injuries. Falls from horseback and kicks to the head are the most frequent type of incident causing head injuries, but it is unknown whether these incidents are predictors of head injury. This study aimed to investigate head injuries and the association between incident type and head injury.
methodRetrospective review of 7815 horse-related injury events was conducted. Data were gathered from hospitals, local healthcare centres and public dental services in Skaraborg, Sweden. Binary logistic regression was used to analyse the association between the incident type and occurrence of head injury while controlling for risk factors.
resultsApproximately 20% of riders sustained a head injury, mostly soft tissue injuries (56.3%) and concussions (33.4%). A fall from or with the horse was the primary cause of head injury (63.9%). Those who fell from a carriage or other height or who were injured through contact with the horse had no difference in the likelihood of head injury when compared with those that fell from or with the horse. However, those who sustained an injury without any horse contact had lower odd of head injury (OR: 0.640, p<0.00005, 95% CI 0.497 to 0.734). Additionally, the older the rider, the lower the odds of head injury (OR=0.989, p<0.00005, 95% CI 0.985 to 0.993).
conclusionImproved protection for those suffering falls from horseback as well as those who are kicked in the head should be investigated.
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