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World J Orthop. Feb 18, 2020; 11(2): 107-115
Published online Feb 18, 2020. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v11.i2.107
Published online Feb 18, 2020. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v11.i2.107
Table 1 Distribution of different airborne sports, injury severity score, age, type of admission and primary trauma care unit, n (%)
| Overall | Paragliding | BASE-jumping | Skydiving | Delta flying | Speed flying | |
| Total numbers | 235 (100) | 194 (82.6) | 25 (10.6) | 10 (4.2) | 2 (0.9) | 4 (1.7) |
| Male | 198 (84.3) | 162 (83.5) | 23 (92) | 9 (90) | 2 (100) | 2 (50) |
| Injury severity score, n (SD) | 16.5 (14.0) | 16.0 (13.9) | 21.1 (13.9) | 13.3 (15.2) | 18 (14) | 19.75 (8.8) |
| Age (yr, range) | 38.7 (18-74) | 39.8 (18-74) | 30.8 (21-45) | 37.2 (20-59) | 51 (49-53) | 33.3 (27-45) |
| Air rescue | 155 (67.0) | 129 (66.5) | 19 (76.0) | 2 (20.0) | 1 (50) | 4 (100) |
| Ambulance | 6 (2.6) | 5 (2.6) | 1 (4.0) | - | - | |
| Self-admission | 28 (11.9) | 21 (10.8) | 1 (4.0) | 5 (50.0) | 1 (50) | - |
| Transferred from other hospitals | 44 (18.7) | 37 (19.1) | 4 (16.0) | 3 (30.0) | - | - |
| Not otherwise specified | 2 (0.9) | 2 (1.0) | - | - | - | - |
| Resuscitation room | 162 (68.9) | 133 (68.6) | 21 (84.0) | 3 (30.0) | 1 (50) | 4 (100) |
| Normal trauma ward | 72 (30.6) | 60 (30.9) | 4 (16.0) | 7 (70.0) | 1 (50) | - |
| Not otherwise specified | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.5) | - | - | - | - |
- Citation: Bäcker HC, Vosseller JT, Exadaktylos AK, Perka C, Benneker LM, Krause FG, Deml MC. Epidemiology and injury patterns of aerial sports in Switzerland. World J Orthop 2020; 11(2): 107-115
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v11/i2/107.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v11.i2.107