Causes Of TBI And Skiing
Among snowboarders and skiers, traumatic brain injuries and neck injuries are the leading cause of death. Experts hope that both skiers and snowboarders will reconsider the impact of going without a helmet while riding down the slopes. Statistics have shown that you can reduce brain injury by as much as 35 percent when you wear a helmet.
What are some of the causes of TBI when skiing or snowboarding? The biggest risks come from colliding with a tree, falling hard or colliding with another skier. The statistics have proven that people should be wearing them. Every year, around 700 people suffer from snowboarding and skiing accidents that send them to the emergency room. While helmets are not a silver bullet to the issue of TBI, they can reduce …show more content…
When you wear a helmet, you are protecting your brain. While everyone has a right to their civil liberties and freedom of choice, that does not exempt them from taking responsibility for their actions. The physical pain that a person could go through as a result of not wearing a helmet is not worth it.
One snowboarder talks about how he watched a guy bash his cheekbone and skull in 2001 because of how hard he hit the snow. Because he lost pressure over his eye socket and experienced major swelling, his eye came out of his head. That is only one example of many that should give people a reason to wear their helmet. Truth is, there is no reason to say no to helmets. What stops a lot of people from wearing their helmet boils down to vanity and pride. It does not matter on the skill of a skier or snowboarder because a beginner could still collide with you in that moment where you are …show more content…
Henry Marsh, neurosurgeon at St. George, argues that helmets can cause a rider to feel overconfident in their abilities, so this can also be taken to the opposite side. You always have to exercise common sense no matter what. Nowadays, a lot more skiers and snowboarders wear helmets to prevent a brain injury, but some people believe that helmets are foolproof. If you look at professional football players, however, you will see that this is simply not true. While wearing a helmet does reduce the risk of a fatality, the problem is that concussions occur when the brain bounces from the front of your skull to the back. For that reason, there is no real protection from a big hit. If you want real protection from a head injury, remember: it is not the helmet that protects you, it is the head. A helmet can do a lot to lower the risk, but you still should evaluate the risks of your
What are some of the causes of TBI when skiing or snowboarding? The biggest risks come from colliding with a tree, falling hard or colliding with another skier. The statistics have proven that people should be wearing them. Every year, around 700 people suffer from snowboarding and skiing accidents that send them to the emergency room. While helmets are not a silver bullet to the issue of TBI, they can reduce …show more content…
When you wear a helmet, you are protecting your brain. While everyone has a right to their civil liberties and freedom of choice, that does not exempt them from taking responsibility for their actions. The physical pain that a person could go through as a result of not wearing a helmet is not worth it.
One snowboarder talks about how he watched a guy bash his cheekbone and skull in 2001 because of how hard he hit the snow. Because he lost pressure over his eye socket and experienced major swelling, his eye came out of his head. That is only one example of many that should give people a reason to wear their helmet. Truth is, there is no reason to say no to helmets. What stops a lot of people from wearing their helmet boils down to vanity and pride. It does not matter on the skill of a skier or snowboarder because a beginner could still collide with you in that moment where you are …show more content…
Henry Marsh, neurosurgeon at St. George, argues that helmets can cause a rider to feel overconfident in their abilities, so this can also be taken to the opposite side. You always have to exercise common sense no matter what. Nowadays, a lot more skiers and snowboarders wear helmets to prevent a brain injury, but some people believe that helmets are foolproof. If you look at professional football players, however, you will see that this is simply not true. While wearing a helmet does reduce the risk of a fatality, the problem is that concussions occur when the brain bounces from the front of your skull to the back. For that reason, there is no real protection from a big hit. If you want real protection from a head injury, remember: it is not the helmet that protects you, it is the head. A helmet can do a lot to lower the risk, but you still should evaluate the risks of your