SNOWMOBILE ACCIDENTS

IN A THREE YEAR STUDY OF SNOWMOBILE ACCIDENTS DONE AT TWO CANADIAN HOSPITALS THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF CASUALTIES FROM EIGHT IN THE FIRST YEAR TO 22 IN THE SECOND YEAR TO 105 LAST SEASON FOR A TOTAL OF 135 HOSPITAL-TREATED PATIENTS. OF THE 135, 35 WERE ADMITTED FOR A TOTAL OF 511 DAYS OR 11.9 DAYS PER PATIENT. ONE HUNDRED OF THE GROUP WERE TREATED AS OUT-PATIENTS AND SENT HOME; THESE INCLUDED MOST OF THE FRACTURE CASES. SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT WERE MALE; 50% OF THE INJURIES WERE IN THE LOWER EXTREMITY, 33% OF THE INJURIES WERE CAUSED BY A FALL. IN THE 1968-69 SEASON IN ONTARIO THERE WERE 28 DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH SNOWMOBILES: 14 PERSONS WERE INVOLVED WITH COLLISIONS WITH CARS, TRUCKS OR TRAINS; 7 STRUCK FIXED OBJECTS SUCH AS FENCES, TREES AND HYDRO GUY-WIRES; 6 DROWNED WHEN THIN ICE ON FROZEN LAKES COLLAPSED; AND 1 DIED OF EXPOSURE WHEN HIS MACHINE BECAME STUCK IN A REMOTE SNOW BANK. /SRIS/

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 101, No 770, PP 35-37, 3 FIG, 8 TAB
• Authors:
  • Martin, J W
• Publication Date: 1969-12-27

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • Publisher: Canadian Medical Association
  • ISSN: 0820-3946
  • EISSN: 0820-3946
  • Serial URL: http://www.cmaj.ca/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Fracture mechanics; Hospitals; Injuries; Snowmobiles; Statistics; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fracture
• Old TRIS Terms: Snowmobilies
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220783
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 27 1970 12:00AM