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Epidural hematoma from impact while zorbing.

Eileen Dadashi¹, Pouya Entezami², Claudio De Tommasi³

¹York University, Toronto, Canada.

|September 6, 2021

Summary

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Extreme sports like zorbing can cause severe head injuries, including skull fractures and epidural hematomas. This case highlights the potential risks despite the sport's protective design.

Keywords:

Epidural hematoma traumatic brain injury zorbing

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Area of Science:

Sports Medicine
Trauma Surgery
Public Health

Background:

Extreme sports participation leads to frequent emergency department visits, with head injuries being common.
Zorbing, an emerging extreme sport from New Zealand, lacks documented safety information and injury data.
Severe head trauma is a significant concern in extreme sports, necessitating further investigation into emerging activities.

Purpose of the Study:

To report a case of severe head injury sustained during zorbing.
To highlight the potential for serious neurological injury in this extreme sport.
To contribute to the limited medical literature on zorbing-related trauma.

Main Methods:

A case report of a patient experiencing a head injury while participating in zorbing.
Conservative management of a diagnosed skull fracture and epidural hematoma.
Literature review for existing publications on zorbing injuries.

Main Results:

The patient sustained a skull fracture and epidural hematoma from zorbing.
Conservative management was successfully implemented for the head injury.
A significant lack of published medical literature on zorbing-related injuries was identified.

Conclusions:

Zorbing, despite its design, can result in severe head injuries.
Further research and reporting of zorbing injuries are needed to understand and mitigate risks.
Medical professionals should be aware of potential severe head trauma in participants of emerging extreme sports.