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Lethal accidents - Snow skiing - Years 1997-2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 777
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other products.
Lethal Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:70
Year 1998:135
Year 1999:80
Year 2000:69
Year 2001:16
Year 2002:60
Year 2003:131
Year 2007:70
Year 2008:71
Year 2010:71
Lethal Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:16
16-25 years old:213
26-50 years old:341
50+ years old:205
Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:427Head:202
Upper Trunk:86Neck:61

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/12/2010Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Snow skiing
19YOM WHILE SKIING LOST CONTROL HIT A WOODEN POST - NO HELMET - MASSIVE HEAD INJURY CAUSING DEATH
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 01/19/2008Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Snow skiing
WITNESSED CARDIAC ARREST WHILE SKIING - NO TRAUMA - ? HELMET-NOT LOCAL DEATH DUE TO CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 03/25/2007Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Snow skiing
SKIED OFF TRAIL - FOUND DOWN EMBANKMENT - NO HELMET PER SKI PATROL MULTIPLE TRAUMA TO HEAD, CHEST AND ABDOMEN - NOT LOCAL
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 02/22/2003Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Snow skiing
SKIING-HELMETED TRAUMATIC CHEST INJURY-INTERNAL
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 02/09/2003Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Snow skiing
16 YO F SKIING ACCIDENT LOST CONTROL, THROWN INTO TREES, NEAR DECAPITAT ION AT C2,C3. DX TRAUMATIC CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 01/05/2002Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Snow skiing
EXPERT SKIIER ON EXPERT SLOPE, FELL HITTING ROCK BANK, DOWN UNKNOW AMT OF TIME PRIOR TO FINDING. SEVERE BRAIN INJ, MASSIVE FACIAL INJURIE
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 01/05/2001Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Snow skiing
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 03/06/2000Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Snow skiing
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 12/29/1999Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Snow skiing
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 01/20/1998Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Snow skiing
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 01/19/1998Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Snow skiing
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 01/22/1997Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Snow skiing
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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