Sports injuries that could be prevented by protective equipment are a serious cause of morbidity among children. The objectives of this study were to: determine the frequency of protective equipment use among children participating in winter sports, identify the reasons for non-use of equipment, explore whether an injury prompted an intended change in the use of protective equipment, and compare an open-ended and a categorical method for collecting data on sports injuries. Data was collected about children who visited the emergency rooms of the Montreal Children's Hospital and L'Hopital Ste. Justine, from the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program, and from a follow-up telephone interview. There were 691 injuries. Protective equipment was used in 2% of sledding injuries, 6% basketball, 11% snowboarding, 29% skiing, 40% ice skating, and 75% ice hockey. With regards to intended use of protective equipment, 40% of respondents stated they will not require its use and 5% will no longer permit participation in the sport.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.29914 |
| Date | January 1999 |
| Creators | Nayar, Sunita Maria. |
| Contributors | Pless, I. B. (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001681828, proquestno: MQ55081, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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