Skiing Trauma and Safety: Fifteenth Volume

Johnson RJ

This publication, Skiing Trauma and Safety: Fifteenth Volume, contains papers presented at the symposium of the same name sponsored by the ASTM International Committee F27 on Snow Skiing in St. Moritz/Pontresina, Switzerland, on 27 April - 2 May 2003.

This STP covers topics such as:

• inadvertent binding releases
• mid-shaft tibial fractures
• ski equipment rental
• release indicator value
• safety in winter sports
• injury-related age factors
• skiing trauma
• snowboarding
• indoor skiing and indoor artificial ski slope
• comparison of skiing to snowboarding injuries
• impact of visibility on injury
• helmet use

These papers provide information on a variety of skiing-related topics that would be of interest to professionals working in the skiing industry such as binding, boot and ski manufacturers, engineers from industry, universities and technical institutions, skiing professionals such as ski instructors and patrolmen, physicians, lawyers, ski area managers and participants in recreational and professional skiing and tiding activities.

This STP will be of interest if you work to improve safety of winter sports, control risk associated with activities such as skiing and snowboarding, or need to understand ski-related injuries.