Pediatric sport injury in backcountry wilderness destinations

作者：Heggie T W^*

来源：Science & Sports, 2011, 26(6): 350-352.

DOI：10.1016/j.scispo.2011.01.004

• Preschooler
• Physical activity
• Outdoor sport
• Incidents

Aims. - To identify the distribution, causes, and severity of injuries involving children aged 0-6 years engaged in backcountry wilderness sport activities.
Methods. - A retrospective review of incident reports involving children aged 0-6 years in 20 US National Park Service units designated as backcountry wilderness destinations.
Results. - There were 1672 incidents involving children aged 0-6 years. This accounted for 18.4% of the total incidents for all age demographics. Fifty-eight of the pediatric incidents were fatalities, 589 required emergency medical transport, and 995 were minor treat and release incidents. Hiking activities accounted for 20% of all incidents and 26% were swimming and boating related. Swimming and boating incidents were responsible for 62% of all fatalities.
Conclusions. - It was concluded that children aged 0-6 years account for almost 20% of all outdoor sport incidents and that swimming and boating were the most common activities leading to fatalities.

• 出版日期2011-12