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Boarding Injuries : The Long and the Short of It
Joint Authors
Fabian, Leslie A.
Thygerson, Steven M.
Merrill, Ray M.
Source
Emergency Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
As the popularity of longboarding increases, trauma centers are treating an increased number of high severity injuries.
Current literature lacks descriptions of the types of injuries experienced by longboarders, a distinct subset of the skateboarding culture.
A retrospective review of longboarding and skateboarding injury cases was conducted at a level II trauma center from January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2011.
Specific injuries in addition to high injury severity factors (hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS), Injury Severity Score (ISS), patient treatment options, disposition, and outcome) were calculated to compare longboarder to skateboarder injuries.
A total of 824 patients met the inclusion criteria.
Skull fractures, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) were significantly more common among longboard patients than skateboarders (P<0.0001).
All patients with an ISS above 15 were longboarders.
Hospital and ICU LOS in days was also significantly greater for longboarders compared with skateboarders (P<0.0001).
Of the three patients that died, each was a longboarder and each experienced a head injury.
Longboard injuries account for a higher incidence rate of severe head injuries compared to skateboard injuries.
Our data show that further, prospective investigation into the longboarding population demographics and injury patterns is necessary to contribute to effective injury prevention in this population.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fabian, Leslie A.& Thygerson, Steven M.& Merrill, Ray M.. 2014. Boarding Injuries : The Long and the Short of It. Emergency Medicine International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508495
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fabian, Leslie A.…[et al.]. Boarding Injuries : The Long and the Short of It. Emergency Medicine International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508495
American Medical Association (AMA)
Fabian, Leslie A.& Thygerson, Steven M.& Merrill, Ray M.. Boarding Injuries : The Long and the Short of It. Emergency Medicine International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508495
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-508495