Björnstig U, Björnstig J, Dahlgren A
Department of Surgery, University of Umeå, Sweden.
Accid Anal Prev. 1997 Mar;29(2):211-5. doi: 10.1016/s0001-4575(96)00074-7.
Slipping on ice or snow during winter caused 3.5 injuries per 1000 inhabitants per year in the Umeå health district; the injury rate was highest among the elderly. Most injured were elderly women, but also many young men in the age group 20-29 years were injured. Half of all injuries were fractures; for women 50 years and over two-thirds were fractures, mostly of an upper extremity. The 'cost' of medical care of these slipping injuries was almost the same as the 'cost' of all traffic injuries in the area during the same time. Injury reducing measures, such as more effective snow clearing, sand and salt spreading in strategic areas, better slip preventive aids on shoes, and 'padding' of older women, would reduce the injuries and their consequences.
在乌梅奥健康区，冬季在冰面或雪地上滑倒每年导致每1000名居民中有3.5人受伤；受伤率在老年人中最高。受伤者大多是老年女性，但20至29岁年龄组的年轻男性也有很多受伤。所有受伤中有一半是骨折；50岁及以上的女性三分之二是骨折，主要是上肢骨折。这些滑倒受伤的医疗“费用”几乎与该地区同期所有交通受伤的“费用”相同。诸如更有效的积雪清理、在战略区域撒沙和撒盐、在鞋子上使用更好的防滑辅助工具以及给老年女性“加衬垫”等伤害减少措施，将减少伤害及其后果。
