Skiing Injuries: Epidemiologic Study

quate attempt to investigate this question with respect to any type of recreational accident.This report records the methods, findings, and implications of a controlled epidemiologic investigation of skiing accidents.The study was undertaken as a result of a suggestion by one of the authors (Ellison) who provides emergency care of skiing injuries at a large ski resort.The accompanying report presents a clinical analysis of skiing injuries and their variation with age, sex, and skiing ability.The epidemiologic report carries the investigation back to the population from which the injured were derived and records the characteristics of the skiers and their equipment which were asso¬ ciated with increased risk of injury. MethodsThe study was conducted at Mount Snow, Vt., a ski resort owned by the Mount Snow De¬ velopment Corp.The study population was composed of all persons purchasing tickets to ski on the four consecutive Saturdays and Sun- days from January 28 through February 19, 1961.The case-subjects were those members of this population who were injured while skiing and who came to the resort's medical facility on the day of injury.It is estimated that at least 95 percent of those injured at the resort who received medical care anywhere on the day of injury were in this group, and that virtually all those seriously injured were included.Mem¬ bers of the resort's ski patrol were excluded Vol.77, No.