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Published on: June 8, 2017
Risk and severity of injury in a population of BASE jumpers
Erik Monasterio1, Omer Mei-Dan
1Medlicott Academic Unit, Hillmorton Hospital, Private Bag 4733, Christchurch, New Zealand. erik.monasterio@cdhb.govt.nz
Aim:
To determine the frequency and severity of accidents in a population of BASE jumpers (people who jump with parachute from a fixed object such as from a cliff).
Methods:
To determine the frequency and characteristics of BASE jumping accidents, a cross-sectional survey of experienced BASE jumpers was completed.
Results:
35 BASE jumpers enrolled in the study. Findings revealed that there were approximately 9914 jumps made and the estimated rate of injury was 0.4%. 39 accidents involving 21 (60%) BASE jumpers were found. 28 accidents (72%) predominantly involved the lower limbs, 12 (31%) involved the back/spine, 7 (18%) the upper limbs, and 1 (3%) was a head injury.
Conclusion:
BASE jumping is associated with a high risk of serious injury and appears to be significantly more dangerous than skydiving.
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