TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - Injury producing factors in sport parachuting
JO  - Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness
A1  - Ellitsgaard, N.
A1  - Cuadros Ellitsgaard, V.
A1  - Ellitsgaard, C.
SP  - 405
EP  - 409
VL  - 29
IS  - 4
N2  - On the basis of a study of the literature and a description of the parachute jump, the injury producing factors of civil parachuting is described. The majority of injury happens during landing; the assuming of a correct "prepare to land attitude" and the execution of a good parachute landing fall may prevent a great part of the injuries to the spine and the lower extremities. The factors mentioned are often correlated to ignorance, inexperience or to willful neglect of current regulations. A revision of the education of student parachuters and instructors in order to meet the same quality demands in all parachuting centres is proposed. Safer parachutes and a simplification of the parachute landing fall may also reduce the incidence of casualties.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-4707
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -