Sledding injuries.
Sixty-one sledding accidents presenting to two Philadelphia-area hospitals during a three-week period were reviewed. The majority of injuries were contusions and abrasions. Eight patients required hospitalization: four had abdominal injury. One patient with multiple trauma was pronounced dead on arrival. The physics of sledding and possible mechanisms of injury are discussed.
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D000054:Acceleration; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003288:Contusions / Q000209:etiology; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013177:Sports; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000209:etiology