TY - JOUR
T1 - Injury, hospitalization, and operation rates are low in aerial sports
AU - Cevik, Arif Alper
AU - Kaya, Filiz Baloglu
AU - Acar, Nurdan
AU - Sahin, Adnan
AU - Ozakin, Engin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Emergency Medicine Association of Turkey
PY - 2017/9
Y1 - 2017/9
N2 - Objectivess Aerial sports can cause serious injuries. The rate of injuries is nevertheless reasonably low, contrary to popular belief. This study aimed to evaluate the rate and severity of injuries to ASI patients presented to our Emergency Department (ED). Material and methods The study was held at a university medical center. The patients who were presented or transferred to the ED in a four year period were retrospectively reviewed. Results 73.2% of patients were male. The mean age of patients was 28.6. The distribution of injury rates by activity was as follows: 1.46% in parachuting, 0.35% in paragliding, and 0.04% in hang-gliding. 75.6% of patients were trainees. In 82.9% of patients, the injury occurred during the practical session of training. The most common injury is soft tissue and ligamentous (ST/L) injury (41.5%). 25 patients (61%) had isolated lower extremity injuries (13 of them had fractures). Other isolated injuries were head trauma in 2 (4.9%) and vertebral fractures in 3 (7.3%) patients. 4 (9.8%) patients were diagnosed with multiple injuries. The overall rate of hospitalization was 0.07% (0.16% in parachuting, 0.08% in paragliding, and 0.03% in hang-gliding). The need for operation in overall activities was 0.04% (0.08% in parachuting, 0.03% in paragliding, and 0.03% in hang-gliding). The mortality rate was found to be zero in the region. Conclusion Aerial sports are considered dangerous sports activities, but the injury, hospitalization, and operation rates are low.
AB - Objectivess Aerial sports can cause serious injuries. The rate of injuries is nevertheless reasonably low, contrary to popular belief. This study aimed to evaluate the rate and severity of injuries to ASI patients presented to our Emergency Department (ED). Material and methods The study was held at a university medical center. The patients who were presented or transferred to the ED in a four year period were retrospectively reviewed. Results 73.2% of patients were male. The mean age of patients was 28.6. The distribution of injury rates by activity was as follows: 1.46% in parachuting, 0.35% in paragliding, and 0.04% in hang-gliding. 75.6% of patients were trainees. In 82.9% of patients, the injury occurred during the practical session of training. The most common injury is soft tissue and ligamentous (ST/L) injury (41.5%). 25 patients (61%) had isolated lower extremity injuries (13 of them had fractures). Other isolated injuries were head trauma in 2 (4.9%) and vertebral fractures in 3 (7.3%) patients. 4 (9.8%) patients were diagnosed with multiple injuries. The overall rate of hospitalization was 0.07% (0.16% in parachuting, 0.08% in paragliding, and 0.03% in hang-gliding). The need for operation in overall activities was 0.04% (0.08% in parachuting, 0.03% in paragliding, and 0.03% in hang-gliding). The mortality rate was found to be zero in the region. Conclusion Aerial sports are considered dangerous sports activities, but the injury, hospitalization, and operation rates are low.
KW - Aerial sports
KW - Injury
KW - Mortality
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tjem.2016.11.004
DO - 10.1016/j.tjem.2016.11.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85010782528
SN - 1304-7361
VL - 17
SP - 81
EP - 84
JO - Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
JF - Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
IS - 3
ER -