BACKGROUND: This study was undertaken to analyze the characteristics and risk factors relating to fatalities and injuries caused by paragliding.METHODS: The judicial examination reports and hospital documents of 82 pa...BACKGROUND: This study was undertaken to analyze the characteristics and risk factors relating to fatalities and injuries caused by paragliding.METHODS: The judicial examination reports and hospital documents of 82 patients traumatized in 64 accidents during 242 355 paragliding jumps between August 2004 and September 2011 were analyzed.RESULTS: In these accidents, 18 of the 82 patients lost their lives. In the patients with a confirmed cause of accident, most of them were involved with multiple fractures and internal organ injuries(n=8, 44.4%).CONCLUSION: We investigated the incidence of paragliding injuries, the types of the injuries, and the severity of affected anatomical regions. The findings are significant for the prevention of paragliding injuries and future research.展开更多
BACKGROUND Airborne sports have become more popular in recent years.The number of accidents has increased linearly as athletes take increasingly greater risks to experience the adventurous spirit of this kind of sport...BACKGROUND Airborne sports have become more popular in recent years.The number of accidents has increased linearly as athletes take increasingly greater risks to experience the adventurous spirit of this kind of sports.AIM To investigate the variety of injuries in airborne sport accidents,as well as which acute treatment these patients receive,both before and after admission to a levelone-trauma center.METHODS We performed a retrospective chart analysis at a major level-one-trauma center in Switzerland for 235-patients who were admitted following airborne sports injuries between 2010 and 2017.Patients’demographic data,injury patterns,emergency primary care procedures and intra-hospital care were recorded.RESULTS Overall,718-injuries in 235-patients were identified;the spine was the most commonly affected region with 46.5%of injuries(n=334/718)in 143-patients.In 69-patients(15.5%),the(non-spine)thorax was affected,followed by the lower and upper extremity,pelvis,head/face and abdominal injuries.Eleven-patients had to be intubated at the trauma site.Three patients were resuscitated after onset of pulseless-electrical-activity.Two-patients died in the resuscitation room.In 116-cases,surgery was indicated including 55-emergency surgeries.Another 19 patients(8.1%)were transferred to the intensive care unit.CONCLUSION Paragliders are most commonly affected,although the highest injury severities were identified for Building,Antenna,Span and Earth-jumping athletes.First responders,treating physicians and pilots should be aware of the risk for potentially serious and life-threatening injury with an in-hospital mortality of 0.9%.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND: This study was undertaken to analyze the characteristics and risk factors relating to fatalities and injuries caused by paragliding.METHODS: The judicial examination reports and hospital documents of 82 patients traumatized in 64 accidents during 242 355 paragliding jumps between August 2004 and September 2011 were analyzed.RESULTS: In these accidents, 18 of the 82 patients lost their lives. In the patients with a confirmed cause of accident, most of them were involved with multiple fractures and internal organ injuries(n=8, 44.4%).CONCLUSION: We investigated the incidence of paragliding injuries, the types of the injuries, and the severity of affected anatomical regions. The findings are significant for the prevention of paragliding injuries and future research.
文摘BACKGROUND Airborne sports have become more popular in recent years.The number of accidents has increased linearly as athletes take increasingly greater risks to experience the adventurous spirit of this kind of sports.AIM To investigate the variety of injuries in airborne sport accidents,as well as which acute treatment these patients receive,both before and after admission to a levelone-trauma center.METHODS We performed a retrospective chart analysis at a major level-one-trauma center in Switzerland for 235-patients who were admitted following airborne sports injuries between 2010 and 2017.Patients’demographic data,injury patterns,emergency primary care procedures and intra-hospital care were recorded.RESULTS Overall,718-injuries in 235-patients were identified;the spine was the most commonly affected region with 46.5%of injuries(n=334/718)in 143-patients.In 69-patients(15.5%),the(non-spine)thorax was affected,followed by the lower and upper extremity,pelvis,head/face and abdominal injuries.Eleven-patients had to be intubated at the trauma site.Three patients were resuscitated after onset of pulseless-electrical-activity.Two-patients died in the resuscitation room.In 116-cases,surgery was indicated including 55-emergency surgeries.Another 19 patients(8.1%)were transferred to the intensive care unit.CONCLUSION Paragliders are most commonly affected,although the highest injury severities were identified for Building,Antenna,Span and Earth-jumping athletes.First responders,treating physicians and pilots should be aware of the risk for potentially serious and life-threatening injury with an in-hospital mortality of 0.9%.
