@article{ref1,
title="The snowmobile--only for fun? Registration of snowmobile accidents in Western Finnmark 1988-89",
journal="Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening",
year="1990",
author="Hortemo, G. S. and Brattebø, Guttorm and Hellesnes, S.",
volume="110",
number="10",
pages="1196-1198",
abstract="Driving a snowmobile seems to be associated with a high rate of injury and serious injuries. During the winter season 1988-89, every snowmobile-related injury that had required medical care was registered prospectively in a population of 47,500. 62 persons were injured, mostly men. The majority were young people, and most injuries occurred when the snowmobiles were used for recreation, and at the weekend. 11% of the drivers appeared drunk. 26% were hospitalized. Fractures were the most frequently registered injury, and 16 persons suffered head injuries. A number of other serious injuries were also registered. The rate of injury per registered snowmobile was high compared with the rate of road traffic injuries during the same period.<p /> <p>Language: no</p>",
language="no",
issn="0029-2001",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}