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Preventability by the Use of Ski Brakes

Thomas G. Colmey, MD; F. Jack Eck, MD

JAMA. 1980;244(15):1699-1700.

Abstract
Analysis of all ski injuries recorded at Vail, Colo, during the 1973-1974 season showed that 178 injuries occurred in which the skier was lacerated by his own ski. This represented approximately one out of every ten ski injuries—a ratio that remained constant during the six seasons from 1972 through 1978. Frequently these lacerations occurred about the head and face and were cosmetically serious in nature. It is believed that such injuries are largely preventable. The use of ski brakes as an alternative to runaway straps could appreciably lower the incidence of these injuries.

(JAMA 244:1699-1700, 1980)

Author Affiliations
From the Vail Valley Medical Center, Vail, Colo (Drs Colmey and Eck), and Loyola University, Chicago (Dr Colmey), Dr Colmey is now with Rush Medical College, Chicago; Little Company of Mary Hospital, Evergreen Park, III; and Christ Hospital, Oak Lawn, III. Dr Eck is now completing a residency in Internal Medicine at Presbyterian Medical Center, Denver.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to 7600 W College Dr, Palos Heights, IL 60463 (Dr Colmey).

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