2008/11/01 by Jasper E. Shealy, Robert J. Johnson, Carl F. Ettlinger · 1 citation
Medicine · Engineering · Mathematics · #Winter Sports Injuries and Performance #Injury Epidemiology and Prevention #Traumatic Brain Injury Research #Incidence (geometry) #Case fatality rate #Population #Forensic engineering #Poison control #Injury prevention #Medicine #Medical emergency #Engineering #Environmental health #Mathematics
paper · doi:10.1520/jai101504
openalex publication_date 2008/11/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11
Abstract The use of helmets has been proposed as a means of reducing the incidence of fatality in skiing and snowboarding. This paper presents results that suggest that while helmets may be effective at preventing minor injuries, they have not been shown to reduce the overall incidence of fatality in skiing and snowboarding even though as many as 40 % of the population at risk are currently using helmets. The results indicate that the use of a helmet will indeed influence the primary cause of death, but perhaps not the ultimate outcome.