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Canyoning Accidents in Austria from 2005 to 2018
Canyoning has become a popular recreational sport. Nevertheless, little is known about injuries or diseases associated with canyoning. The aim of this study was to examine accident causes, injury patterns, out-of-hospital and in-hospital treatment and outcomes. For this purpose, national out-of-hosp...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6982325/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31877835 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010102 |
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author | Ströhle, Mathias Beeretz, Ina Rugg, Christopher Woyke, Simon Rauch, Simon Paal, Peter |
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description | Canyoning has become a popular recreational sport. Nevertheless, little is known about injuries or diseases associated with canyoning. The aim of this study was to examine accident causes, injury patterns, out-of-hospital and in-hospital treatment and outcomes. For this purpose, national out-of-hospital data from the Austrian Alpine Safety Board and regional in-hospital data from Innsbruck Medical University Hospital were analysed for the period from November 1, 2005 to October 31, 2018. Nationally, 471 persons were involved in such accidents; 162 (34.4%) were severely injured, nine of whom died. Jumping (n = 110, 23.4%), rappelling (n = 51, 10.8%), sliding (n = 41, 8.7%) and stumbling (n = 26, 5.5%) were the most common causes of canyoning accidents. A large proportion of injuries were documented for the lower extremities (n = 133, 47.5%), followed by the upper extremities (n = 65, 23.2%) and the spine (n = 44, 15.7%). Death was mainly caused by drowning. Overall mortality was 1.9% (n = 9), and the absolute risk was 0.02 deaths per 1000 hrs of canyoning. Many uninjured persons required evacuation (n = 116, 24.6%), which resulted in a substantial expense and workload for emergency medical services. Increased safety precautions are required to reduce accidents while jumping and rappelling and fatalities caused by drowning. |
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spelling | pubmed-69823252020-02-07 Canyoning Accidents in Austria from 2005 to 2018 Ströhle, Mathias Beeretz, Ina Rugg, Christopher Woyke, Simon Rauch, Simon Paal, Peter Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Canyoning has become a popular recreational sport. Nevertheless, little is known about injuries or diseases associated with canyoning. The aim of this study was to examine accident causes, injury patterns, out-of-hospital and in-hospital treatment and outcomes. For this purpose, national out-of-hospital data from the Austrian Alpine Safety Board and regional in-hospital data from Innsbruck Medical University Hospital were analysed for the period from November 1, 2005 to October 31, 2018. Nationally, 471 persons were involved in such accidents; 162 (34.4%) were severely injured, nine of whom died. Jumping (n = 110, 23.4%), rappelling (n = 51, 10.8%), sliding (n = 41, 8.7%) and stumbling (n = 26, 5.5%) were the most common causes of canyoning accidents. A large proportion of injuries were documented for the lower extremities (n = 133, 47.5%), followed by the upper extremities (n = 65, 23.2%) and the spine (n = 44, 15.7%). Death was mainly caused by drowning. Overall mortality was 1.9% (n = 9), and the absolute risk was 0.02 deaths per 1000 hrs of canyoning. Many uninjured persons required evacuation (n = 116, 24.6%), which resulted in a substantial expense and workload for emergency medical services. Increased safety precautions are required to reduce accidents while jumping and rappelling and fatalities caused by drowning. MDPI 2019-12-22 2020-01 /pmc/articles/PMC6982325/ /pubmed/31877835 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010102 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ströhle, Mathias Beeretz, Ina Rugg, Christopher Woyke, Simon Rauch, Simon Paal, Peter Canyoning Accidents in Austria from 2005 to 2018 |
title | Canyoning Accidents in Austria from 2005 to 2018 |
title_full | Canyoning Accidents in Austria from 2005 to 2018 |
title_fullStr | Canyoning Accidents in Austria from 2005 to 2018 |
title_full_unstemmed | Canyoning Accidents in Austria from 2005 to 2018 |
title_short | Canyoning Accidents in Austria from 2005 to 2018 |
title_sort | canyoning accidents in austria from 2005 to 2018 |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6982325/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31877835 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010102 |
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