Stay Safe Riding in Winter Terrain
As winter approaches, the preparation and excitement for winter sports begins to build. While fun and exhilarating, snowmobiling can also be dangerous if proper safety procedures and precautions are not followed. In 2006, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission attributed 127,643 injuries to snowmobiling. 2 A large percentage of these injuries include concussions and fractures. Before You Ride • Take a safety course A safety course often includes classroom and field train
Sled Safely to Keep Up the Winter Fun
Recreational sledding may be one of the few remaining activities available to children that is all about fun and isn’t tainted by the shadow of over training and super-competitiveness. Although sledding can be fun, there are risks associated with sliding sports that must be minimized in order to prevent injury. Each year, there are between 20,000 and 90,000 sledding injuries in the United States requiring emergency department care. Some of these injuries are fatal or result i
