Type of downhill skiing related fatal injuries among child skiers (n = 21) and adult skiers (n = 128)
| No (%) child skiers | No (%) adult skiers | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Fisher’s exact two sided test. | |||
| †Total collision number was used for Fisher’s exact test. | |||
| Type of injury | 0.05 | ||
| Head trauma | 14 (66.7) | 54 (42.2) | |
| Multiple internal trauma | 6 (28.6) | 59 (46.1) | |
| Other | 1 (4.8) | 15 (11.7) | |
| Injury description | 0.82* | ||
| Collision† | 16 (76.2) | 88 (68.7) | |
| Tree | 11 (52.4) | 73 (57.0) | |
| Object | 1 (4.8) | 10 (7.8) | |
| Other skier | 2 (9.5) | 3 (2.3) | |
| Ski lift post | 2 (9.5) | 2 (1.6) | |
| Fall | 2 (9.5) | 9 (7.0) | |
| General skiing injury event | 2 (9.5) | 22 (17.2) | |
| Other | 1 (4.8) | 9 (7.0) | |