ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
Mortality in Different Mountain Sports Activities Primarily Practiced in the Winter Season-A Narrative Review.
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- Death Following a Skiing Incident: Severe Exsanguination Due to Rupture of the Left Renal Artery.Cureus · 2024Article
- Winter Sports Injuries in Elite Female Athletes: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
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- Risk Factors for Accidents and Close Calls in Junior Freeriders, Adolescent Alpine Skiers and Adult Freeriders-A Comparison.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Editorial on the Research Topic the 2nd Edition of Mountain Sports Activities: Injuries and Prevention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Unchanged Fatality Rate on Austrian Ski Slopes during the COVID-19 Lockdown.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Freeride Skiing-Risk-Taking, Recognition, and Moral Boundaries.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2021Article
- Psychological Variables Related to Developmental Changes during Adolescence-A Comparison between Alpine and Non-Alpine Sport Participants.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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10 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Annually, millions of people engage in mountain sports activities all over the world. These activities are associated with health benefits, but concurrently with a risk for injury and death. Knowledge on death rates is considered important for the categorization of high-risk sports in literature and for the development of effective preventive measures. The death risk has been reported to vary across different mountain sports primarily practiced in the summer season. To complete the spectrum, the aim of the present review is to compare mortality rates across different mountain sports activities primarily practiced in winter. A comprehensive literature search was performed on the death risk (mortality) during such activities, i.e., alpine (downhill) skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, ski touring, and sledging. With the exception of ski touring (4.4 deaths per 1 million exposure days), the mortality risk was low across different winter sports, with small activity-specific variation (0.3-0.8 deaths per 1 million exposure days). Traumatic (e.g., falls) and non-traumatic (e.g., cardiac death) incidents and avalanche burial in ski tourers were the predominant causes of death. Preventive measures include the improvement of sport-specific skills and fitness, the use of protective gear, well-targeted and intensive training programs concerning avalanche hazards, and sports-medical counseling for elderly and those with pre-existing diseases.
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