title: [Incidence and type of injuries in icehockey].
abstract: This investigation analyzes 79 injuries of players of the German Ice-Hockey-National-Team which happened in 37 international games from 1974 to 1976. 36% of the injuries are caused by the stick, which corresponds to the reports of literature. Serious injuries, especially head injuries can be reduced if the following rules are observed: Good conditioning of the players, equipment according to regulations with helm and mouth protection during training and game, exact control of the game by the referees.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology; D005860:Germany, West; D006688:Hockey; D006801:Humans; D007053:Ice; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D013177:Sports
chemical_list: D007053:Ice
vernacular_title: Häufigkeit und Art der Verletzungen beim Eishockey