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Results.-Approximately 200 000 rider injuries were evaluated in the 2008 to 2009 season. The rate of injury per rider per day is about 0.3%. Musculoskeletal injuries are by far the most common injury. Skiers and snowboarders also suffer a significant number of head, face, neck, and abdominal injuries. Other common, non-traumatic reasons to seek medical care at a resort clinic include high altitude illness and exacerbations of previously existing disease brought on by altitude and/or exertion. Ultrasound has been shown to be useful and accurate for evaluation of the aforementioned injuries, including joint, ligament, tendon, and fracture evaluations. However, ultrasound utilization has not been extensively studied in the pre-hospital setting, and only limited data address how ultrasound use may impact injury management in a resort clinic setting. Conclusions.-Ultrasound has the potential to be a useful diagnostic modality in ski resort clinics. The most promising areas for future, applied studies are in assessment of musculoskeletal injuries, assessment for elevated intracranial pressure in minor head injuries, assessment of symptoms of altitude illness, as well as in a Focused Asse

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Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier Ltd; Elsevier BV (ISSN 1080-6032)

Published

2011

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)