Greenwald, Richard M.
Snow Sports Trauma and Safety
Part I. Epidemiology and Injury Assessment
1. Injury Trends in Recreational Skiers and Boarders in the 16-Year Period 1996–2012
Arne Ekeland, Andreas Rødven, Stig Heir
2. New Zealand Snow Sports Injury Trends Over Five Winter Seasons 2010–2014
Brenda A. Costa-Scorse, Will G. Hopkins, John Cronin, Eadric Bressel
3. Skiing and Snowboarding in Switzerland: Trends in Injury and Fatality Rates Over Time
Giannina Bianchi, Othmar Brügger, Steffen Niemann
4. The Utility of Two National Injury Databases to Evaluate Snow-Sports Injuries in New Zealand
Brenda Costa-Scorse, Will G. Hopkins, John Cronin, Eadric Bressel
5. A Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT2) for Use in Snowsports: Can the Balance Component of the Tool Be Improved?
G. Waddington, S. Trathen, T. J. Dickson, R. Adams, A. Rumore
Part II. Ski Bindings
6. Interactions of Tech Bindings with AT Boot Toe Inserts: Part I, Binding Toe-Piece Mechanics
Jeffrey R. Campbell, Irving S. Scher, David Carpenter, Bruce J. Jahnke, Randal P. Ching
7. Interactions of Tech Bindings with AT Boot Toe Inserts: Part II Binding in Skiing Mode
Jeffrey R. Campbell, Irving S. Scher, David Carpenter, Bruce J. Jahnke, Randal P. Ching
8. Special Design of Ski Plates May Improve Skiing Safety
Matej Supej, Veit Senner
9. Self-Release of Ski Bindings: A Sex Comparison
Markus Posch, Gerhard Ruedl, Robert Eberle, Martin Burtscher
Part III. Impact Injury Mitigation
10. Computer Simulation of the Skier-Flex Pole Impact in Slalom
Kurt Schindelwig, Peter Kaps, Werner Nachbauer
11. Sagittal Plane Helmet Acceleration at Pole Contact of Alpine Ski Racers is Dependent on Slalom Pole Type and Skill Level
Ronald W. Kipp, John G. Seifert
12. Auxetic Foam for Snow-Sport Safety Devices
Tom Allen, Olly Duncan, Leon Foster, Terry Senior, Davide Zampieri, Victor Edeh, Andrew Alderson
Part IV. Skier Behavior
13. Recorded Speed on Alpine Slopes: How to Interpret Skier’s Perception of Their Speed?
Nicolas Bailly, Sofiane Abouchiche, Catherine Masson, Thierry Donnadieu, Pierre-Jean Arnoux
14. Snowsport Instructors: Their Actual Maximum Speeds, Their Estimation of Maximum Speed and Speed in Slow Zones, and Their Knowledge of Helmet Effectiveness
Tracey J. Dickson, F. Anne Terwiel
15. Factors Associated with Alcohol Intake in Mountain Top Huts Among Slope Tourers
Anika Frühauf, Gerhard Ruedl, Christian Kickenweiz, Sepp Thöni, Martin Kopp
16. To What Extent Do Attitudes Regarding Ski Helmets Change After a Period of Utilization?
Gerhard Ruedl, Elena Pocecco, Martin Niedermeier, Larissa Ledochowski, Martin Kopp
Keywords: Biomedicine, Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology, Sports Medicine, Biomedical Engineering
- Editor
- Greenwald, Richard M.
- Petrone, Nicola
- Scher, Irving S.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2017
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 10 pages
- Category
- Medicine, Health Care, Mode
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9783319527550
- Printed ISBN
- 978-3-319-52754-3