A compare on snow: Snowboard? Skiing?

§ IJ ER International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research Online, http://dergipark.gov.tr/ijsser Volume: 3(5), 2017 ISSN: 2149-5939 A compare on snow: Snowboard? Skiing? Kadri Yıldız1 Ahmet Gökhan Yazıcı2 Received Date: 10 / 04 / 2017 Kenan Çadırcı3 Accepted Date: 10 / 07 / 2017 Abstract Aim: Snowboard and skiing are differnt winter sport methods. This study aimed to compare the two techniques. Methods: In the 2016-2017 winter season, 108 winter sportmen/women were evaluated for traumas in Palandoken Ski Center/Erzurum. 61 of 108 were ski-user (Group A) and 47 were snowboard-user (Group B). Results: In Group A, traumas were: 27 knee, 16 elbow, 11 hip and 7 ankle. In Group B: 21 wrist, 11 skull, 9 vertebra, 6 knee. 6 cases have needed intensive care in Group B, and only one in Group A. Conclussion: Snowboard has balance-active, younger and easy-learning method. Skiing has speedy, prolonged-time, more harder method. Traumas of snowboard may be more mortal than skiing; but skiing more morbid than snowboard. Keywords: Snowboard, ski, comparing, wintersports 1. Introduction Snow sports become more favourable in modern life. Parellel to this development snow-sport injuries are tending to increase. Current research examining the impact of mechanism of injury and daily snowfall amounts on injury severity among skiers and snowboarders is limited (Moore, Knerl, 2013). This study aims to define correlations between injury mechanism and snowfall among skiers and snowboarders. It aims to compare these two snow sport twshniques on injury mechanism and outcomes for health. 2. Methods In the 2016-2017 winter season, 108 winter sportmen/women were evaluated for traumas in Palandoken Ski Center/Erzurum. Post hoc adjusted analyses and multivariate modeling was used to determine independent predictors of increased injury severity. 61 of 108 were ski-user (Group A) and 47 were snowboard-user (Group B). In Group A, traumas were: 27 knee, 16 elbow, 11 hip and 7 ankle. In Group B: 21 wrist, 11 skull, 9 vertebra, 6 knee. 6 cases have needed intensive care in Group B, and only one in Group A. 1 Corresponding Author, M.D. Op. Palandoken State Hospital, Orthopaedia&Traumatology, Erzurum, TURKEY / 2 Assoc. Prof. Kazım Karabekir Education Faculty, Sport Sciencies, Erzurum, TURKEY 3 M.D. Sp. Regional Education and Research Hospital, Internal Medicine, Erzurum, TURKEY Note: There is no funding relationship for this study. Copyright © 2015 by IJSSER ISSN: 2149-5939 1453 Yıldız, K., Yazıcı, A.G., Çadırcı, K. (2017). A compare on snow: Snowboard? Skiing? International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research, 3(5), 1452-1455. 3. Results Skiing seems to appeal more elder population than snowboard. Skiing needs much more longtime for to gain stability conditions; but snowboard may learn in erlier time than skiing. Learning diagram is parabolic in skiing, and hiperbolic in snowboard. Balancing on skiing is easier than snowboard. Weight-transferring is more harder on snowboard than skiing. Snowboard is a balance pointed sport and skiing is a speed pointed sport. Falling figures are diffent in two sport braches: antero-posterior on snowboard and laterality on skiing. Falling figures is parallel to traumas. Snowboarding injuries more inclined to anterior-posterior/coronal plans traumas, as skull/face, vertebras, wirsts and less abdomen. Skiing injuiries more inclined to lateral plans traumas, as knee, hip, elbow, shoulder and less ankles. 4. Discussion Collisions between snowsport enthusiasts and total trace snowfall predict an increase in injury severity among alpine skiers and snowboarders. Findings from this project may lead to an increased understanding of predictive factors contributing to injury, alter the diagnostic evaluation of patients, provide educational opportunities for alpine enthusiasts, and enhance resort safety initiatives tailored to ambient conditions (Moore, Knerl, 2013). Another research explored associations between helmet use and head injuries in snowsports by investigating reported snowsport injuries in Western Canada from 2008-2009 to 2012-2013. The key finding was that increased helmet use (from 69% to 80%) was not associated with a reduction in reported head injuries. Over the study period, the average rate of reported head injuries was 0.2/1000 skier visits, with a statistically significant variation (P < 0.001). The line of best fit showed an non-significant upward trend (P = 0.13). Lacerations were the only subcategory of head injuries that decreased significantly with helmet use. A higher proportion of people who reported a head injury were wearing a helmet than for injuries other than to the head. Skiers were more likely to report a head injury when wearing a helmet than snowboarders (P < 0.001 cf. P = 0.22). There were significant differences in characteristics of helmet and non-helmet wearers. Helmet wearers were more likely to be: young adults (P < 0.001); beginner/novices (P = 0.004); and snowboarders (P < 0.001), but helmet wearing was not associated with gender (P = 0.191). Further research is needed to explore the possible reasons for the failure of helmets to reduce head injuries, for example, increased reporting of head injuries and increased risk-taking combined with over-rating of the helmets' protection (Dickson, Trathen, Terwiel, Waddington, Adams, 2017). Pediatric snowsport head accelerations are rare and are generally of low magnitude. Those most at risk of a head acceleration >40 g were male snowboarders. Given the recorded speeds in first time participants, increased targeting of novice snowsport participants to encourage education about the use of protective equipment, including helmets, is warranted. Post event recall was not a good indicator of having experienced a head impact. Consideration should be given to raising the standard design speed testing for snowsport helmet protective devices to reflect actual snowsport behaviors (Dickson, Trathen, Waddington, Terwiel, Baltis, 2016). In 20 Swiss skiing resorts, athletes were interviewed on the slope. In addition, an online survey was conducted. The performance of 12 commercially available back protectors was investigated Copyright © 2015 by IJSSER ISSN: 2149-5939 1454 Yıldız, K., Yazıcı, A.G., Çadırcı, K. (2017). A compare on snow: Snowboard? Skiing? International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research, 3(5), 1452-1455. by means of mechanical testing. A currently used drop test according to standard EN1621 (motorcycle protectors), testing energy damping was supplemented by penetration tests according to standard EN1077, which reflects snowsport safety concerns. 6 out of 12 back protectors fulfilled the higher safety level defined in EN1621. Protectors making use of energy-absorbing layers performed particularly well. In contrast, hard shell protectors exhibited a higher potential to withstand the penetration test. The surveys confirmed that approximatel (...truncated)