title: [Accidents in delta sailing].
abstract: We interviewed a group of 259 deltasailors about their injuries which befell them in Switzerland during their sports activity. They reported on 257 incidents, 8% of which were contusions and 24% resulted in fractures. 70% of all injuries affected the arms or legs, whereas 30% were located on the head or trunk. An accident occurred far more often during the landing phase (72%) than at take-off (28%). The mean hospital stay was noticeably longer for injured women (15 days) than for men (8 days).
authors.affiliation: Institut für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin, Universität Zürich.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Metzker
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Biener
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001359:Aviation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Unfälle beim Deltasegeln.