What kind of head injuries can occur?
For both skiing and snowboarding, traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death. It is estimated that between 50 and 88% of death can be related to traumatic brain injury5. Overall head and spinal cord injuries are increasing6. Concussions represent 9.6% of injuries in skiers, 14.7% of injuries in snowboarders and 5.7% of injuries in snowbladers. The majority of head injuries (83%) are concussions7.
