Citation

Krauss U, Mischkowsky T. Unfallchirurg 1993; 96(6): 299-304.

Vernacular Title

Der schwerwiegende Gleitschirmunfall. Analyse von 122 Fallen.

Affiliation

Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Hand-, Plastische und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Krankenhauszweckverband Kempten/Allgäu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8342057

Abstract

Based on a population of 122 severely injured patients the causes of paragliding accidents and the patterns of injury are analyzed. A questionnaire is used to establish a sport-specific profile for the paragliding pilot. The lower limbs (55.7%) and the lower parts of the spine (45.9%) are the most frequently injured parts of the body. There is a high risk of multiple injuries after a single accident because of the tremendous axial power. The standard of equipment is good in over 90% of the cases. Insufficient training and failure to take account of geographical and meteorological conditions are the main determinants of accidents sustained by paragliders, most of whom are young. Nevertheless, 80% of our patients want to continue paragliding. Finally some advice is given on how to prevent paragliding accidents and injuries.

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