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Head Injuries on the Slopes
Head Injuries on the Slopes
Head injuries and why they are the most dangerous in snow sports. The different types of head injuries and what to do in the immediate aftermath of a serious head…...
Preventing Snow Sports Injuries
Preventing Snow Sports Injuries
How common sense and listening to advice as well as having the right equipment and knowing your own limitations will prove to be your greatest ally in minimising the…...
Specific Risk Groups: Beginners
Specific Risk Groups: Beginners
How beginners are a specific risk group to suffering injuries participating in snow sports. How correct equipment, common sense, knowing your ability and not…...
Specific Risk Groups: Children
Specific Risk Groups: Children
The risk factors associated with children who participate in snow sports and how it is a combination of the right instruction, a child’s awareness of the dangers and a…...
Spinal Injuries on the Slopes
Spinal Injuries on the Slopes
The importance of assuming a spinal injury when carrying out initial first aid on the slopes and some of the signs and symptoms of a casualty who has suffered spinal…...
Wrist Injuries on the Slopes
Wrist Injuries on the Slopes
The importance of using wrist guards in snowboarding and of learning how to fall correctly and the reasons why snowboarders tend to suffer with far more wrist…...
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