Use Your Head - Why you should wear a helmet

Use Your Head ----. Helmet use is increasing, wear your helmet this ski season and protect yourself from getting hurt US Average speed of intermediate skiers on well-groomed slopes is 43 km/hr Impact with any object at this speed can cause concussions, contusions and death 30 30 43km/h Who wears' a helmet? 72% of adults 89% of children Those we interviewed 30% Experts 77% %3D 15% 67% Intermediate on average increase since 2009 3% Beginners How old arè those wearing helmets? 91% 79% 78% 53% Who injurêd what? Snowboarders 13.5% Face/head Skiers 24.9% Wrist 9,5% Shoulder 14.3% Face/head 4.4% Thumb 4.9% Back 13.1% Shoulder 33.4% Knee 8.6% 11.8% Knee Lower leg 6,1% 5.9% Ankle Ankle Who thinks helmets arê cool? 62% Do helmets work? According to Norwegian scientists, wearing a helmet reduces your chance of head injury by 60%! said yes they are! 66 Brôken teeth following head-on impact (by someone else!) Why we George, 54-year-old intermediate skier wear a helmet? 71% | want to protect myself 22% It sets a good example for the kids 1.8% Because it's compulsory 13% For extra warmth 7% | just did, didn't think about it 4% To protect others 23%| like the wind in my hair 15% It gets too hot Why don't we wear 23% It's too uncomfortable 16% l'm experienced helmets? 21%I never thought about it 21% It reduces visibility 27% of people who suffered injuries considered themselves at expert level 22% of accidents involved a head injury 63% have been injured or know someone who has been injured on the slopes Even the experts have accidents... 20% of injuries happen from collision with other skiers. I sufferêd brôken ribs and spinal damage. My helmet was brôken into 3 pieces so that would have been my skull if I wasn't wearing a helmet. 72% of those that had been in an accident considered themselves to be at an intermediate level of Steve, 24-year-old expert skier skiing or snowboarding Afriend of mine wiped out and hit her head in the packed snow, she had to be airlifted off of the slope and ended up with a concussion for a few days but I believe the helmet saved her life. Jackie, 27-year-old intermediate skier |What helmet size will you| Deaths do occur... need? Wrap a measuring tape around your head above your eyebrows Cher's ex husband, Sonny Bono, died after hitting a tree while skiing near lake Tahoe in 1998. Measure where the tape overlaps Actress Natasha Richardson died in 2009 as a result of head injuries sustained during a ski lesson in Canada. Large 52-55.5 cm 55.5-59 cm 59-62.5 cm Small Medium German politician Dieter Althaus collided with a woman while skiing in Austria. She later died from the injuries. He was wearing a helmet, she was not. Size will vary 6 Make sure your depending on brand and age helmet is agency rated What do you say? 56% believe everyone should wear a helmet. What do you think? Éssential Travel Use Your Head www.skihelmets.com/size_fit.asp www.ellis-brigham.com/advice-inspiration/guides-and-advice/buying-guides/ski-helmet-buying-guidel www.spiegel.de/international/germany aftermath-of-fatal-collision-german-state-governor-charged-after-ski-accident-a-610882.html www.news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7949195.stm www.ski-injury.com/injury-statistics/stats1 www.nsaa.org/nsaa/press/1112/helmet.asp www.ultimate-ski.com/features/ski-gear-accessories/ski-helmets.aspx essential travel.co.uk 9 years or younger 10 - 17 years old 18 - 24 years old 65 years and older