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- Title
Community-driven intervention to reduce injury rates in school-age snowboarders.
- Authors
Slaney, Graham M.; Weinstein, Philip
- Abstract
The article discusses a study of injury rates of children involved in snowboarding accidents in Mansfield, Victoria. It looks at various policies used by schools in regard to the use of protective equipment by children in snow sports programs. It suggests that the use of wrist guards could reduce the number of wrist fractures.
- Subjects
MANSFIELD (Vic.); VICTORIA; SNOWBOARDING injuries; CHILDREN'S injuries; SPORTS injuries; WOUNDS &; injuries; SNOWBOARDING; PREVENTION
- Publication
Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2009, Vol 17, Issue 4, p218
- ISSN
1038-5282
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1440-1584.2009.01075.x