Skiing Trauma and Safety: 18th Volume

Skiing Trauma and Safety: 18th Volume
ISBN-10
0803186851
ISBN-13
9780803186859
Series
Skiing Trauma and Safety
Category
Skiing accidents
Pages
210
Language
English
Published
2011

Description

"Sixteen peer-reviewed papers provide the latest research for identifying and developing prevention methodology to help reduce the risk of injury for the participant in outdoor winter sports throughout the world. Topics cover: Equipment--retention requirements for alpine ski bindings; helmet use and self-reported risk taking in skiing and snowboarding; evaluating the performance of helmet linings incorporating fluid channels; polarizing filters in ski sports; and emergency release for winter sports equipment. ; Behavior--riding behavior and reaction times of skiers and snowboarders; gender-specific effects of smoking and alcohol consumption in downhill sking; and hydration levels in all day skiing. ; Epidemiology--ACL injuries related to fatigue in female skiers; aging trends in Alpine skiing; skiing and boarding injuries on Norwegian slopes during two winter seasons; and skiing and snowboarding injuries in the Czech Republic in Winter Seasons 2003-2008 ; Biomechanics--case study of relative motion of ACL insertion points in-vivo; jumper kinematics on terrain park jumps; reaction forces and moments in carved turns."--Publisher's website.

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