Wiborg Majken Højrup, Hamming Marie Bohn
Fredensgade 21, DK-6705 Esbjerg Ø.
Ugeskr Laeger. 2008 Oct 20;170(43):3411-5.
Before the new temporary ice rink in Esbjerg was built, opponents feared that it would disproportionately increase the number of traumas needing medical care at the hospital. The reason for this concern was that it was built with ramps.
During the winter of 2004 an estimated 30,000 people visited the two ice rinks in Esbjerg. The temporary rink had ramps, whereas the permanent rink had no ramps. A total of 104 persons were injured and needed treatment at the emergency room of orthopaedic surgery. They all received a questionnaire in order to obtain information about a) whether the accident took place on one or the other ice rink, and b) how frequently safety equipment was used.
The answers from the questionnaire were used along with information obtained from the emergency room journals. We wanted to establish if accidents on the temporary ice rink were more serious or if the proportion of injuries was higher compared to accidents on the permanent ice rink.
There was no significant difference in the number of injuries or in the severity of the traumas resulting from skating on the temporary ice rink compared with the permanent rink. Only 4% used safety equipment.
Having ramps on the ice rink produced no significant increase in the proportion of injuries, nor did it produce more severe traumas. Safety equipment protecting hand and wrist would probably decrease the number of soft tissue injuries presented at hospital.
在埃斯比约新建临时溜冰场之前，反对者担心这会大幅增加医院需要医疗护理的创伤数量。产生这种担忧的原因是溜冰场建有坡道。
2004年冬季，估计有3万人参观了埃斯比约的两个溜冰场。临时溜冰场有坡道，而永久性溜冰场没有坡道。共有104人受伤并需要在骨外科急诊室接受治疗。他们都收到了一份问卷，以获取以下信息：a）事故是发生在其中一个溜冰场，还是另一个溜冰场；b）安全设备的使用频率。
问卷答案与从急诊室日志中获得的信息一起使用。我们想确定临时溜冰场发生的事故是否更严重，或者与永久性溜冰场的事故相比，受伤比例是否更高。
与永久性溜冰场相比，在临时溜冰场滑冰导致的受伤人数或创伤严重程度没有显著差异。只有4%的人使用了安全设备。
溜冰场设有坡道并不会使受伤比例显著增加，也不会导致更严重的创伤。保护手部和腕部的安全设备可能会减少医院软组织损伤的数量。
