Winter Breaks: Common Winter Injuries and How To Prevent Them [Photo Gallery]
Nov. 17, 2015
Each year, more than 440,000 people are treated at hospitals, doctor’s offices and emergency rooms for winter sports-related injuries, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. These injuries include an estimated:
- 144,000 injuries from snow skiing
- 148,000 injuries from snow boarding
- 58,500 injuries from ice skating
- 91,000 injuries from sledding and tobogganing
About the Author
Sandy Smith
Sandy Smith is the former content director of EHS Today, and is currently the EHSQ content & community lead at Intelex Technologies Inc. She has written about occupational safety and health and environmental issues since 1990.
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