Skiing and Snowboarding Head Injuries in 2 Areas of the United States
Greve MW, Young DJ, Goss AL, Degutis LC. Skiing and Snowboarding Head Injuries in 2 Areas of the United States. Wilderness And Environmental Medicine 2009, 20: 234-238. PMID: 19737041, DOI: 10.1580/08-weme-or-244r1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAdultCohort StudiesColoradoCraniocerebral TraumaFemaleHead Protective DevicesHumansMaleNew EnglandRetrospective StudiesSkiingTrauma Severity IndicesConceptsHead injuryTerrain parksHelmet useHigh incidenceGlasgow Coma Scale scoreFall-related head injuriesEmergency department medical recordsRetrospective cohort studyAcute head injuryMechanism of injuryDiseases-9 codesLoss of consciousnessDepartment medical recordsHead injury severityEligible patientsNeurologic findingsCohort studyUse of helmetsMost injuriesMental statusMedical recordsLower incidenceInjury eventsInternational ClassificationInjury severity