Gammons Matthew, Boynton Melbourne, Russell James, Wilkens Kyle
Vermont Orthopaedic Clinic/Killington Medical Clinic, 3 Albert Cree Drive, Rutland,VT 05701, USA.
Curr Sports Med Rep. 2011 May-Jun;10(3):140-6. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0b013e31821a9fd5.
Skiing and snowboarding are popular sports worldwide both for competitive and recreational participants. Medical coverage of the competitive events can be challenging because of the wide variety of competition styles and venues. Skiing and snowboarding have similar overall rates of injury, with lower extremity injuries more prevalent in skiing and upper extremity injuries in snowboarding. Providers of medical coverage for these events usually have to be skilled in skiing and/or snowboarding to reach injured athletes or sometimes even to get to the event venue. Care of even routine injuries can be challenging because of environmental conditions and terrain. Catastrophic injuries fortunately are rare and are most commonly related to head trauma. Spine injuries and thoracoabdominal trauma also are seen. Because remote mountainous locations are common, advance planning for the treatment of all injuries, particularly serious or catastrophic, is paramount. Common nonorthopedic conditions include altitude sickness, cold-related conditions, and other travel-related illnesses, such as jet lag and food-borne illness.
滑雪和单板滑雪在全球都是受欢迎的运动，无论是竞技参与者还是休闲参与者。由于比赛风格和场地种类繁多，为竞技赛事提供医疗保障可能具有挑战性。滑雪和单板滑雪的总体受伤率相似，滑雪中下肢受伤更为普遍，而单板滑雪中上肢受伤更为常见。为这些赛事提供医疗保障的人员通常必须精通滑雪和/或单板滑雪，以便接触到受伤运动员，有时甚至要到达赛事场地。由于环境条件和地形的原因，即使是处理常规损伤也可能具有挑战性。幸运的是，灾难性损伤很少见，最常见的是与头部创伤有关。也可见脊柱损伤和胸腹创伤。由于偏远山区很常见，对所有损伤，尤其是严重或灾难性损伤的治疗进行预先规划至关重要。常见的非骨科疾病包括高原病、与寒冷相关的疾病以及其他与旅行相关的疾病，如时差反应和食源性疾病。
