Snow parks: Safety Analysis and Injury Prevention

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1 Snow parks: Safety Analysis and Injury Prevention 36 th SITEMSH Congress, Arosa Othmar Brügger, MSc, teamleader sports research Flavia Bürgi, PhD, Research associate, Research

2 Prevention is directed by findings from accident analysis and research

3 Accident Research: 3 research questions Accident analysis Risk analysis Interventions analysis Accident research comprises 3 part-steps What happens? Why does it happen? How to prevent it? Snowparks, Othmar Brügger 3

4 Data sources UVG-statistic: Central Office for Statistics in Accident Insurance (SSUV) Special Household survey; bfu bfu statistics on fatal sports accidents bfu statistics on the transportation of persons injured in snowsports male female Snowparks, Othmar Brügger 4

5 bfu statistics on the transportation of persons injured in snowsports cooperation with cableway companies injured persons/a Snowparks, Othmar Brügger 5

6 bfu statistics on the transportation of persons injured Snowparks, Othmar Brügger 6

7 Persons injured, by accident location and accident circumstance. Age group y. Ø % 80% % 40% % 0% 6 Piste Snow park Collision with object Collision with person Accident due to own fault without jump Accident due to own fault after a jump Injured persons recorded: skiing 38,774 snowboarding 8,923 Snowparks, Othmar Brügger

8 25% Injury localisation by type of sport and accident localisation y, Ø % 15% 10% 5% 0% Head/ Brain Back/ Spine Knee Ski (piste) Ski (Snow park) Snowboard (piste) Snowboard (Snow park) Persons recorded: skiing 38,774 snowboarding 8,923 Snowparks, Othmar Brügger 8

9 Accident cause Level of danger Prevalence Main risk factors Snowparks, Othmar Brügger 9

10 Knowledge management: Evidence? (non representative selection) Aegerter, Samuli, CH Böhm & Senner, TU München, DE Brooks, Rivera et al. USA Cartus, (ES) Goulet, Hagel, Russel, Meeuwisse et al., CAN Hubbard, McNeil, Swedberg et al. Davis, CA (USA) LaHard, Worcester PolyTec Inst. (USA) Laporte, Binet, et al. Médicins de Montagne (FR) McAlpine et al. (NZ) Soulé et al. (FR) Ruedl et al. Uni Innsbruck (AT) Müller et al. Uni Salzburg (AT) Scher, Shealy, Stepha et al. WA, CA, NY (USA) Snowparks, Othmar Brügger 10

11 Injury Control Strategy: Haddon-Matrix Phase Agent: human Vector: energy Environment Risk behaviour Speed Slope design Pre-event Readiness Skiing skills Equipment Visibility Event Fall experience Constitution Helmet-wearing PPE Collision object Post-event Compliance Age First Aide Rescue service Haddon Snowparks, W. Othmar Advances Brügger in the Epidemiology of Injuries as a Basis for Public Policy. Public Health Rep. 1980; 11 95(5):

12 Intervention analysis Prevention possibilities Effectiveness Economic feasibility 63 (2), 6-12, 2015 Best measures Snowparks, Othmar Brügger 12

13 bfu Swiss Beratungsstelle Council for für Accident Unfallverhütung Prevention Prevention programme: evidence into practice A programme contains a clearly defined package of measures Workshop with all Stakeholders Snowparks, Othmar Brügger 13

14 Prevention recommendations: five main areas Research Training Advice Communication Cooperation Accident research Education at schools Skiing area design incl. snow parks bfu-priority programme Knowledge management bfu safety label Member in Commissions Vocational education coaches Product Safety law Studies in focal topics Product standardization International Exchange Snowparks, Othmar Brügger 14

15 Design of snow parks Congress of the International Society for Skiing Safety ISSS, Innsbruck, 2017 Snowparks, Othmar Brügger 15

16 Information panel in the parks Swiss Commission for the Prevention of Accidents on Snowsport Runs SKUS Founders: Swiss Council for Accident Prevention bfu Swiss Snowsports Swiss Ski Federation Swiss-Ski Cableways Switzerland SBS Association of Public Transport VöV 16

17 bfu Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung Teach the teachers Snowparks, Othmar Brügger

18 Conduct in Snow parks bfu Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung Markings & Signage Helmet, Wrist Protectors, Back protectors FIS rules Snowparks, Othmar Brügger 18 Ski binding adjustement

19 Swiss Competence and bfu Council for accident prevention Coordination Centre for Accident Prevention thanks for your interest Swiss Council for Accident Prevention