Catastrophic Injuries in Sport and Recreation is an essential reference guide to safe participation in a wide variety of sports and recreational activities.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- CaOOCEL
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- 617.1/027
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- 22
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- 9780802089670 9781442687561
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- RD97
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- C373 2008eb
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- 1 electronic text (xvi, 761 p.)
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- Canada
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Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Editor’s Acknowledgments 14
- Contributors 16
- SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW 18
- 1 Description of the Study 20
- Methods 25
- The McLaren Report 31
- Explanation of Calculations and Derived Values 34
- 2 Overview of the Results of the Ontario Study, 1986–1995 38
- Number of Injured Participants 38
- Age and Gender of the Injured Participants 39
- Sports and Recreation Activities in Which the Injuries Occurred 40
- Age of Injured Participants in Each Activity 46
- Month of Injury 48
- Injury Sites – Terrain 49
- Anatomical Locations and Types of Injuries 50
- Supervision and Organizations Involved 51
- Alcohol Consumption 54
- Prevention 54
- Relative Risks of Catastrophic Injury 57
- 3 Sports Injury Prevention: General Principles 75
- 4 Geographical Locations Where 2,154 Catastrophic Sports and Recreation Injuries Were Sustained 96
- 5 Anatomical Locations and Types of Ontarians’ Catastrophic Injuries 136
- SECTION 2. WATER SPORTS 146
- 6 Canoeing 148
- 7 Sailing 156
- 8 Personal Watercraft 165
- 9 Other Boating Activities 175
- 10 Fishing 186
- 11 Diving 197
- 12 Scuba-Diving 209
- 13 Swimming 218
- 14 Waterskiing 226
- 15 Other Water Sports: Parasailing, Parachute-Skiing, Sailboarding, Sea-Biscuit Riding, Surfing, Water-Tubing, Water Polo, Watersliding, Water Play, Windsurfing 238
- SECTION 3. MOTOR SPORTS 244
- 16 Snowmobiling 246
- 17 All Terrain Vehicle Riding 260
- 18 Motorbiking 274
- 19 Dirt-Biking (Off-Road Motorcycling) 285
- 20 Other Motor Sports: Mopedding, Motorcycling, Mini-biking, Trail-Biking, Stock Car Driving, Go-Carting 296
- SECTION 4. WINTER SPORTS 306
- 21 Ice Hockey 308
- 22 Ice Skating 322
- 23 Alpine Skiing 335
- 24 Snowboarding 350
- 25 Cross-Country Skiing 359
- 26 Tobogganing and Sledding 370
- 27 Other Winter Sports: Ringette, Curling, Boot Hockey, Broomball 380
- SECTION 5. BICYCLING AND OTHER STREET ACTIVITIES 386
- 28 Bicycling 388
- 29 In-Line Skating 399
- 30 Skateboarding 412
- 31 Running and Jogging 422
- SECTION 6. AIR SPORTS 434
- 32 Flying Small Aircraft 436
- 33 Other Air Sports: Ultralight Air Sports, Hang-Gliding, Para-gliding, Gliding 445
- 34 Parachuting 453
- SECTION 7. FIELD SPORTS 464
- 35 Baseball 466
- 36 Football 474
- 37 Soccer 487
- 38 Rugby 500
- 39 Other Field Sports: Track and Field, Field Hockey, Lacrosse 513
- SECTION 8. RACQUET SPORTS 520
- 40 Badminton 522
- 41 Racquetball 532
- 42 Squash 538
- 43 Tennis 548
- SECTION 9. EQUESTRIAN SPORTS 562
- 44 Horseback Riding 564
- SECTION 10. FLOOR SPORTS 578
- 45 Basketball 580
- 46 Floor Hockey 590
- 47 Gymnastics 597
- 48 Wrestling 610
- 49 Martial Arts: Karate and Tae Kwon Do 621
- 50 Other Floor Sports: Weightlifting, Volleyball, Handball, Gym, Boxing, Kick-Boxing 632
- SECTION 11. PLAYGROUNDS AND PLAY 638
- 51 Playgrounds and Play: Tree Climbing, Slides, Monkey Bars 640
- SECTION 12. MISSILE SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES 652
- 52 Hunting 654
- 53 War Games (Paintball) 668
- 54 Air Guns 675
- 55 Other Missile Sports: Darts, Archery, Target Practice, Slingshot 684
- SECTION 13. SUMMER SPORTS 692
- 56 Golf 694
- 57 Ball Hockey 701
- 58 Camping and Hiking 710
- 59 Mountain Climbing 718
- 60 Other Summer Sports: Roller Skating, Walking, Billiards, Tree Climbing, Kite Flying, Steer Wrestling, Fairgrounds 728
- 61 Conclusion 736
- APPENDIXES 742
- Appendix 1: Survey Questionnaire 743
- Appendix 2: Participation and Injury Rates – Males, Females, and by Sport, from the McLaren Report 745
- Appendix 3: Population of Ontario 747
- Index 748
- A 748
- B 750
- C 752
- D 754
- E 755
- F 756
- G 758
- H 759
- I 761
- J 761
- K 761
- L 761
- M 762
- N 764
- O 764
- P 765
- Q 767
- R 767
- S 768
- T 773
- U 775
- V 775
- W 775
