Sledging in childhood: just harmless fun?

J G Cooper; J S Thomson; A J Cooper

doi:10.1136/emj.20.6.538

Sledging in childhood: just harmless fun?

J G Cooper, J S Thomson, A J Cooper

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Abstract

Sledging is one of the most enjoyed winter pastimes. In Britain the arrival of snow is usually heralded by an exodus of children to the local parks and hills. However, sledging can result in serious injury and attendance to the accident and emergency (A&E) department. Sledging accidents frequently involve children and can be fatal.1 The aim of this study was to establish the number of sledging related injuries presenting to our paediatric A&E department and to study the cause and patterns of these injuries to see if any preventative measures may reduce the number of accidents.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	538-539
Number of pages	2
Journal	Emergency Medicine Journal
Volume	20
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.20.6.538
Publication status	Published - Nov 2003

Keywords

Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Infant
Male
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Retrospective Studies
Scotland
Skiing

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