How common are skateboarding accidents?

How common are skateboarding accidents?

Although it is a fun and exciting activity, skateboarding carries with it a serious risk for injury. Approximately 70,000 injuries requiring a visit to the emergency department occur every year.

What is the most common injury associated with skateboarding?

Common Skateboarding Injuries

• Head injuries, including concussions, pose the greatest danger to young skateboarders.
• Hand, wrist, or shoulder injuries may occur when skateboarders lose their balance and fall on an outstretched arm.
• Ankle injuries, such as fractures are also common.

Has anyone ever died from skating?

The number of skateboarder deaths between 2011 and 2015 in the U.S. was 147 and almost all of these happened on the road. (Source: Journal of Transport and Health) These fatality rates are the same as those for pedestrians. (Source: pedestrian & traffic fatalities, Department of Transportation, 2008 – 2017)

Do all skateboarders break a bone?

74% of all injuries are to the extremities – 19 % entail broken wrists, 11% are injuries to the ankles, 16% to the face. Other common injuries are long bone fractures. 20% of all injuries are to the head and a higher proportion of head injuries occur to skateboarders who are under 10 years old.

How likely are you to break a bone skateboarding?

Breaking bones typically happens from landing improperly and is somewhat rare to happen. I’ve personally never broken a bone. It is also possible to break a bone from a nasty ankle sprain. There is no real way to protect against broken bones other than to skate within your ability and to learn how to properly fall.

How many skateboard deaths happen a year?

40 people
According to the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, skateboarding is a comparatively safe sport. Published reports state that an average of 40 people die skateboarding every year. This includes longboarding.

Can you be killed by a skateboard?

Just about any small, blunt object, including a skateboard, can kill in an attack or while on the defense.

Is skateboarding illegal anywhere?

Skateboarding is not a crime. You are free to buy, own, share and ride a skateboard. There are places that you are permitted to skate, and places that you aren’t. To avoid getting in trouble with law enforcement, security and property owners, it is important to not skate where forbidden.

Why do skaters wear one wrist guard?

Some for inline skating and roller skating, and some specialised for snowboarders. Some wrist guards have a single “splint” on one side, which if on the palm side functions to absorb impact, and some have double splints which includes one on the top hand side which prevents the wrist from bending back too far.