title: Injury producing factors in sport parachuting.
abstract: On the basis of a study of the literature and a description of the parachute jump, the injury producing factors of civil parachuting is described. The majority of injury happens during landing; the assuming of a correct "prepare to land attitude" and the execution of a good parachute landing fall may prevent a great part of the injuries to the spine and the lower extremities. The factors mentioned are often correlated to ignorance, inexperience or to willful neglect of current regulations. A revision of the education of student parachuters and instructors in order to meet the same quality demands in all parachuting centres is proposed. Safer parachutes and a simplification of the parachute landing fall may also reduce the incidence of casualties.
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authors.lastname: Ellitsgaard
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authors.lastname: Cuadros Ellitsgaard
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authors.lastname: Ellitsgaard
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D001359:Aviation; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors