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Aaron D Campbell1, Christopher Davis, Ryan Paterson
1*Family and Sports Medicine, University of Utah Health Care, Salt Lake City, Utah; †Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine; ‡Kaiser Permanente, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado; §Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah Health Care, Salt Lake City, Utah; ¶Arizona Sports Medicine Center, Mesa, Arizona; and ‖Central Maine Sports Medicine (a Clinical Division of CMMC), Evergreen Sports Medicine Fellowship, Lewiston, Maine.
This study proposes a general preparticipation evaluation (PPE) for climbers, incorporating expert opinions and literature. This standardized approach aims to reduce health risks and injuries in the popular wilderness sport of climbing.
Area of Science:
- Wilderness Medicine
- Sports Medicine
- Climbing Epidemiology
Background:
- Climbing is a popular sport with inherent health and injury risks.
- Preparticipation evaluations (PPEs) are not standard for climbers but may be requested.
- Existing PPE formats from other sports often do not directly apply to climbing.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a general preparticipation evaluation (PPE) suitable for the broad sport of climbing.
- To incorporate expert opinions from wilderness and sports medicine societies.
- To integrate findings from climbing epidemiology and traditional sports PPE literature.
Main Methods:
- Synthesized expert opinion from professional societies.
- Reviewed literature on climbing epidemiology and traditional sports PPEs.
- Focused on low-altitude climbing and various climbing styles.
Main Results:
- Identified potential health risks and climbing-specific injuries.
- Emphasized the importance of history taking and counseling in PPE.
- Provided an overview of different climbing styles relevant to risk assessment.
Conclusions:
- A standardized PPE for climbing can help reduce morbidity and mortality.
- Adequate history taking and counseling are crucial components of climber PPE.
- This framework facilitates further research into PPE efficacy for climbing.
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