first of all: no sports!
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First of All: No sports!. Facts & Figures for Switzerland (CH population 2005: 7.5 millions). Negative consequences of lack of exercise → 2900 deaths per year → 2. 1 million health problems per year → 1.6 billion € cost to the economy. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Eurosafe 1st European Conference in Vienna,
June 25-27, 2006
Swiss Council for Accident Prevention bfu, CH-3008 Bern
Brigitte Buhmann, [email protected]
Sports Injuries – an Introduction
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First of All: No sports!
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Facts & Figures for Switzerland (CH population 2005: 7.5 millions)
Negative consequences of lack of exercise → 2900 deaths per year→ 2.1 million health problems per year → 1.6 billion € cost to the economy
Negative consequences of sport accidents → 135 deaths per year → 300,000 injured persons per year → 0.9 billion € cost to the economy
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Sports Injury Prevention Approach
No Sports
Effective sports injury prevention programmes
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Elements of a Successful Prevention Programme
1. Determining the need for action
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1. Determining the Need for Action
1. What happens?
2. Where and when does it happen?
3. How does it happen?
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1. Determining the Need for Action
For example Switzerland:
1. Football
2. Skiing
3. Snowboarding
4. Cycling & biking
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Elements of a Successful Prevention Programme
1. Determining the need for action
2. Determining quantitative goals
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2. Determining Quantitative Goals
For example Switzerland 2010:
Accident Severely Fatalities
victims injured
Ø 2000-2003 294,000 10,200 135
Target 2010 Status quo 9,200 100
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Elements of a Successful Prevention Programme
1. Determining the need for action
2. Determining quantitative goals
3. Formulating intervention programmes
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3. Formulating Intervention Programmes
1. How can injury be prevented?
2. What works and how does it work?
3. What is the cost?
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3. Formulating Intervention Programmes
1. Infrastructure
2. Safe products
3. Protective behaviour
4. Risk behaviour
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3. Formulating Intervention Programmes
Organized sport: structural prevention
Self-organized sport: behavioural prevention
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3. Formulating Intervention Programmes
Football X XX X
Skiing X X X X
Snowboarding X X X X
Cycling & biking X X X
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Elements of a Successful Prevention Programme
1. Determining the need for action
5. Conducting evaluations
4. Developing and implementing measures
2. Determining quantitative goals
3. Formulating intervention programmes
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Objectives of the EuroSafe Network on Sport Safety
1. Identify the major injury risks in sport in Europe (determining the need for action)
2. Formulate quantitative goals for Europe
3. Identify good practice in injury prevention in sport and case studies on effective interventions
4. Initiate collaborative action on campaigns for safety in sport
5. Define common methods of evaluation
6. Create strong networks of partners and stakeholders dedicated to safety in sport