스키상해에 관한 실태 조사 연구

The Study on the Ski - related Injuries

&nbsp;&nbsp;As the number of people who enjoy skiing are increasing, it has become more important to work out a countermeasure for prevention of injuries. To prevent accidents, finding out the causes and analyzing them is more meaningful than post-accidental treatment.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;This study is based on records of 494 injured people at H ski resorts. From December, 2000 to March, 2001 this research and analysis was undertaken in detail by classifying the situation and causes at the accidents, into personal, material and environmental factors.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;The results from which following conclusion were made.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;First of all, after analyzing the situation of the injured people, the facts that most of the accidents occurred on weekends and holidays, when most students and salarymen went skiing and that the injures were usually in the form of a slight contusion were found out. The major cause was that people ignored the safety rules and descended immoderately. But skiers that used a certain ski resort regularly showed lower occurrence of injuries.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;For these reasons in order to reduce the rate of accidents happening, skiers should be tested by a ski instructor and then should be taught at a right level. Ski-related organizations should inform skiers with facts that are commonly misunderstood through seminars and training courses. The lack of facilities for beginners should be improved and resorts for group training courses should be built separately so that beginners can prevent ahead of time, form getting hurt in a disorderly situation.