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Teenagers often have a sense of invincibility, which carries
over to their sports and leisure pursuits, says a new survey.
Teenagers and protective equipment
A survey by the American Academy of Pediatrics and American Academy
of Orthopaedic Surgeons questioned adolescents, ages 13-18, at venues
for extreme sports to determine reasons they did or did not wear
personal protective equipment (PPE).
The study concluded that teens who in-line skate, skateboard and
snowboard under-use protective equipment designed to help prevent
injuries and enhance safety in their ‘extreme’ sports and activities.
Snowboarders wear least PPE
Worryingly for the snowsports industry, the study showed that while
in-line skaters wore the most PPE, snowboarders wore the least.
Perhaps not entirely related, on the other side of the world in
New Zealand, the closest hospital to the Silverdale indoor ski and
snowboarding centre has noticed a sharp increase in orthopaedic
injuries since the Snowplanet
opened in March. Injuries ranged from "things that don't come to
hospital, to the occasional back injury". Snowplanet rents helmets
and provides free wrist guards to snowboarders.
Get your hands on a helmet
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many domes do rent out helmets, it is far more pleasant to have
your own. You can be sure that it is a perfect fit, always to hand
and hasn't been on hundreds of sweaty heads before yours!
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