Winter Breaks: Common Winter Injuries and How To Prevent Them [Photo Gallery]

    Nov. 17, 2015
    Common winter injuries and how to prevent them.

    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
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    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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