{"id":650800,"date":"2010-02-01T20:50:55","date_gmt":"2010-02-02T01:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/?p=141202"},"modified":"2010-02-01T20:50:55","modified_gmt":"2010-02-02T01:50:55","slug":"helmets-reduce-head-injuries-on-ski-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/650800","title":{"rendered":"Helmets Reduce Head Injuries on Ski Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re starting to see more people wearing helmets while they&#8217;re cycling, rollerblading or skateboarding, but getting people to wear helmets while skiing or snowboarding seems to be a rougher ride. However, it&#8217;s been proven that helmets do reduce the risk of head injuries among people who participate in these winter sports.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-141203 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images3.blisstree.com\/files\/2010\/02\/skiier-200x300.jpg?resize=92%2C138\" alt=\"telemark skier\" width=\"92\" height=\"138\" \/>According to a study published today in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmaj.ca\/cgi\/doi\/10.1503\/cmaj.091080\"><em>Canadian Medical Association Journal<\/em><\/a>, the use of helmets reduces the risk of head injuries among skiers and snowboarders by 35%. This is a significant number because, statistics show that<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>head injuries account for up to 19% and neck injuries up to 4% of all injuries reported by ski patrols and emergency departments. Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death and serious injury among skiers and snowboarders.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The authors of this study analyzed 12 studies that conducted in Europe, Asia, and North America to come to this finding.<\/p>\n<p>Head injuries can range from something like a mild concussion or brain injury to death, as seen by actress Natasha Richardson&#8217;s untimely death last ski season, after she fell on a ski hill, banging her head. Ms Richardson was not wearing a helmet at the time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">~~~<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Image: PhotoXpress.com<\/p>\n<p>Post from: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\">Blisstree<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/helmets-reduce-head-injuries-on-ski-hill\/\">Helmets Reduce Head Injuries on Ski Hill<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re starting to see more people wearing helmets while they&#8217;re cycling, rollerblading or skateboarding, but getting people to wear helmets while skiing or snowboarding seems to be a rougher ride. However, it&#8217;s been proven that helmets do reduce the risk of head injuries among people who participate in these winter sports. According to a study [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":389,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4821],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-650800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9NivD-2JiM","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/389"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=650800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650800\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=650800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=650800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=650800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}