{"id":140008,"date":"2010-01-05T09:40:11","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T14:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/?p=3823"},"modified":"2010-01-05T09:40:11","modified_gmt":"2010-01-05T14:40:11","slug":"careful-not-to-slip-slide-your-way-into-a-winter-sports-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/140008","title":{"rendered":"Careful not to slip-slide your way into a winter sports injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><em><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outbound\/article\/specialists.childrenshospital.org');\" href=\"http:\/\/specialists.childrenshospital.org\/directory\/profile.asp?dbase=main&amp;setsize=5&amp;service=&amp;shellid=458&amp;view=program&amp;department=19&amp;classification_deptview=Faculty&amp;pict_id=3124873\">Lois Lee, MD, MPH<\/a> works in Children\u2019s <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outbound\/article\/www.childrenshospital.org');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenshospital.org\/clinicalservices\/Site2118\/mainpageS2118P0.html\">Emergency Department Injury Prevention Program<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Having grown up in Florida, I never <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3824\" title=\"The boy laying on snow\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/stockphotopro_4685556BAZ_no_title-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The boy laying on snow\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>understood the appeal of winter sports until my son took up skiing. Now, to keep him and his sister active in the winter, we enjoy skiing, sledding and ice skating. These are great family activities, but they do carry some risk. Read on for safety tips to keep healthy while having fun in the cold!<span id=\"more-3823\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Head injury<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Children and adults are at risk for<a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenshospital.org\/az\/Site985\/mainpageS985P0.html\"> head injuries<\/a> when participating in winter sports, either from running into another person or into a stationary object like a tree. Research has shown that <strong>wearing sports helmets<\/strong> can decrease brain injury risk. If you or your child has a head injury when skiing, snowboarding, sledding, snow tubing or skating, you should contact your doctor or be seen in the Emergency Department if any of the following symptoms are present:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Not acting right, or acting \u201cout of it\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Sleepy or lethargic<\/li>\n<li>Loss of consciousness<\/li>\n<li>Vomiting<\/li>\n<li>Severe headache, a headache that is getting worse or a headache that does not improve with medication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cold weather injury\/hypothermia prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to wear appropriate clothing and to dress in layers to stay not only warm, but also dry. Check in often with your children to make sure they aren&#8217;t wet, cold or shivering. Make sure they stay away from lakes or ponds, which may appear frozen on the surface, but may not be strong enough to support even a child\u2019s weight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you keep your children both active and safe during the winter months?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"mailto:?subject=Careful%20not%20to%20slip-slide%20your%20way%20into%20a%20winter%20sports%20injury&amp;body=http%3A%2F%2Fchildrenshospitalblog.org%2Favoid-winter-sports-injuries%2F\" title=\"email\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/email_link.png\" title=\"email\" alt=\"email\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fchildrenshospitalblog.org%2Favoid-winter-sports-injuries%2F&amp;t=Careful%20not%20to%20slip-slide%20your%20way%20into%20a%20winter%20sports%20injury\" title=\"Facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/facebook.png\" title=\"Facebook\" alt=\"Facebook\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Careful%20not%20to%20slip-slide%20your%20way%20into%20a%20winter%20sports%20injury%20-%20http%3A%2F%2Fchildrenshospitalblog.org%2Favoid-winter-sports-injuries%2F\" title=\"Twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/twitter.png\" title=\"Twitter\" alt=\"Twitter\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fchildrenshospitalblog.org%2Favoid-winter-sports-injuries%2F&amp;title=Careful%20not%20to%20slip-slide%20your%20way%20into%20a%20winter%20sports%20injury&amp;bodytext=Lois%20Lee%2C%20MD%2C%20MPH%20works%20in%20Children%E2%80%99s%20Emergency%20Department%20Injury%20Prevention%20Program%0D%0A%0D%0AHaving%20grown%20up%20in%20Florida%2C%20I%20never%20understood%20the%20appeal%20of%20winter%20sports%20until%20my%20son%20took%20up%20skiing.%20Now%2C%20to%20keep%20him%20and%20his%20sister%20active%20in%20the%20winter%2C%20we\" title=\"Digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/digg.png\" title=\"Digg\" alt=\"Digg\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Fchildrenshospitalblog.org%2Favoid-winter-sports-injuries%2F&amp;title=Careful%20not%20to%20slip-slide%20your%20way%20into%20a%20winter%20sports%20injury&amp;notes=Lois%20Lee%2C%20MD%2C%20MPH%20works%20in%20Children%E2%80%99s%20Emergency%20Department%20Injury%20Prevention%20Program%0D%0A%0D%0AHaving%20grown%20up%20in%20Florida%2C%20I%20never%20understood%20the%20appeal%20of%20winter%20sports%20until%20my%20son%20took%20up%20skiing.%20Now%2C%20to%20keep%20him%20and%20his%20sister%20active%20in%20the%20winter%2C%20we\" title=\"del.icio.us\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/delicious.png\" title=\"del.icio.us\" alt=\"del.icio.us\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/childrenshospitalblog\/~4\/Bvn0OzXGlAs\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lois Lee, MD, MPH works in Children\u2019s Emergency Department Injury Prevention Program Having grown up in Florida, I never understood the appeal of winter sports until my son took up skiing. Now, to keep him and his sister active in the winter, we enjoy skiing, sledding and ice skating. 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