Potential injury mechanisms to the climber's belayer.
Photographs and transparencies of the techniques used in belaying, combined with information gained from discussions amongst experienced climbers, provided evidence of the potential injury mechanisms which may be subjected to the belayer in having to arrest a falling climber, whilst moving towards the belayer.
D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology; D009051:Mountaineering; D055585:Physical Phenomena; D010825:Physics