Characteristics of Fatal Accidents due to Exogenous Causes at Ski Resorts in Japan Over the Past 13 Years: A Retrospective Descriptive Study

Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Pub Date : 2024-02-11 DOI:10.1177/10806032241226680

S. Tanaka, R. Sagisaka, K. Nakagawa, Hideharu Tanaka

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—The characteristics of ski- and snowboard-related fatalities at Japanese ski resorts remain unknown. We aimed to analyze the characteristics of this in the current study. —Using the Ski Resort Injury Report data for the 13-y period between the 2011–12 and 2022–23 seasons, we described the characteristics of fatal accidents due to exogenous causes. —Eighty-four subjects (48 skiers and 36 snowboarders) were analyzed. Males accounted for 73 cases of all 84 fatalities (86.9%), including 44 skiers (91.7%) and 29 snowboarders (80.6%). Skiers aged ≥50 y and snowboarders aged 20–35 y had the highest number of fatal accidents (32 and 18 cases, respectively). Regarding location, 26 fatal accidents occurred on slopes, and 58 occurred out of slopes (skiers, 11 and 37 cases; snowboarders, 15 and 21 cases, respectively). Among skiers, head and neck trauma accounted for the cause of death in 13 cases (27.1%) and asphyxiation in 11 cases (22.9%). Among snowboarders, head and neck trauma accounted for the cause of death in 14 cases (38.9%) and asphyxiation in 14 cases (38.9%). —Males, particularly those aged ≥50 among skiers and 20−35 among snowboarders, should be wary of the potential for injuries to the head, neck, and airway when skiing or snowboarding. In this study, traumatic deaths from crashing into trees and asphyxiation from deep snow immersion accidents accounted for approximately half of fatal ski accidents in Japan.

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过去 13 年日本滑雪胜地外因致死事故的特征：回顾性描述研究

-日本滑雪胜地与滑雪板相关的死亡事故的特点仍不为人知。本研究旨在分析其特征。-利用 2011-12 年至 2022-23 年这 13 年间的滑雪胜地伤害报告数据，我们描述了因外因导致的死亡事故的特征。-我们对 84 名受试者（48 名滑雪者和 36 名单板滑雪者）进行了分析。在所有 84 例死亡事故中，男性占 73 例（86.9%），其中包括 44 名滑雪者（91.7%）和 29 名单板滑雪者（80.6%）。年龄≥50 岁的滑雪者和 20-35 岁的单板滑雪者发生致命事故的数量最多（分别为 32 起和 18 起）。就地点而言，26起致命事故发生在斜坡上，58起发生在斜坡外（滑雪者分别为11起和37起；单板滑雪者分别为15起和21起）。在滑雪者中，13 例（27.1%）的死亡原因是头部和颈部外伤，11 例（22.9%）的死亡原因是窒息。在单板滑雪者中，14 例（38.9%）的死因是头部和颈部外伤，14 例（38.9%）的死因是窒息。-男性，尤其是年龄≥50 岁的滑雪者和 20-35 岁的单板滑雪者，在滑雪或单板滑雪时应警惕头部、颈部和呼吸道受伤的可能性。在这项研究中，因撞树和深雪浸泡窒息而死亡的外伤性事故约占日本滑雪死亡事故的一半。

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