How dangerous is BASE jumping? An analysis of adverse events in 20,850 jumps from the Kjerag Massif, Norway

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1113-1117

  Soreide, Kjetil ^a,b   Ellingsen, Christian Lycke ^b   Knutson, Vibeke ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Stavanger BASE Club ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

Athletic injuries; Mortality; Multiple injuries; Prevention; Rescue; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ANKLE SPRAIN; AUTOPSY; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CLIMBING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXTREME SPORT; FATALITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HAZARD; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; JUMPING; KNEE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN BRUISING; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; NORWAY; RESCUE WORK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK-TAKING; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 34248335047     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000239815.73858.88     Document Type: Review

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