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. 2007 Sep;53(9):1488-92.

Mayhem on the ice: do players' injuries put team staff at risk of injury?

Ryan P Arbeau  1 , Kevin E Gordon, Glen McCurdie
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Mayhem on the ice: do players' injuries put team staff at risk of injury?

Ryan P Arbeau et al. Can Fam Physician. 2007 Sep.

Erratum in

  • Can Fam Physician. 2007 Oct;53(10):1661

Abstract
in English, French

Objective: To investigate the potential for serious injury and the nature of injuries incurred as team staff or support personnel cross ice surfaces to get to players' benches or to attend to injured players.

Design: Hybrid study, case series with survey.

Main outcome measures: Circumstances and nature of reported injuries.

Results: Over 4 seasons, 988 injuries to team staff or support personnel were reported, including 94 concussions, 5 injuries to internal organs, 226 fractures, and 86 separations or dislocations. Most of the injuries were incurred by team staff or support personnel responsible for the welfare of players (managers, trainers, therapists, and emergency medical staff).

Conclusion: Team staff and support personnel incur serious injuries as a result of falls on the ice. Several preventive strategies can be put in place: changes in rink design, policies restricting access to the ice surface, and encouraging team staff and support personnel who must cross the ice surface to attend to injured players to wear gait-stabilizing devices.

OBJECTIF: Vérifier le nombre et la nature des blessures graves qui peuvent survenir quand les membres du personnel de soutien traversent la patinoire en direction du banc des joueurs ou vont s’occuper d’un joueur blessé sur la glace.

TYPE D’ÉTUDE: Étude hybride, série de cas et enquête

PRINCIPAUX PARAMÈTRES ÉTUDIÉS: Circonstances et nature des blessures rapportées.

RÉSULTATS: Au cours de 4 saisons, on a rapporté 988 blessures à des membres du personnels de l’équipe et de soutien, incluant 94 commotions, 5 blessures aux organes internes, 226 fractures et 86 entorses ou luxations. La plupart des blessures ont été subies par les membres du personnels de l’équipe et de soutien responsables du bien-être des joueurs (gérants, entraîneurs, thérapeutes et personnel médical d’urgence).

CONCLUSION: Les membres du personnels de l’équipe et de soutien subissent des blessures sérieuses en chutant sur la glace. Plusieurs stratégies préventives peuvent être adoptées: modification du plan de la patinoire, politique restreignant l’accès à la surface glacée et recommandations à ceux du personnel de l’équipe et de soutien qui doivent secourir les joueurs blessés sur la glace de porter des dispositifs de stabilisation de la marche.

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