A cluster of injuries at a water slide in Washington State
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11031601 |
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| Authors | L J Paulozzi (Washington Department of Social and Health Services), Barbara Mcknight (Washington Department of Social and Health Services), Susan Marks (Washington Department of Social and Health Services), S D Marks |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 284-285 |
| Publication date | 1986-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.76.3.284 |
| PMID | 3946717 |
| OpenAlex | W2129392942 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Interviews were conducted with 46 people injured on a newly opened water slide in Washington State during the summer of 1983, and 46 age-matched controls. The injuries included nine concussions and eight spinal fractures. The odds ratio associated with being 10 per cent over ideal body weight, adjusted for age and sex, was 1.6 (95% C.I. 1.1-2.5). Three of eight people with spinal fractures were riding with another person between their legs, compared with two of 38 other injured riders (OR = 10.8, 95% C.I. 1.8-63.5)
Cluster (spacecraft) · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Occupational safety and health · Odds ratio · Pathology · Poison control · Suicide prevention · Demography · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Traffic and Road Safety · Gerontology
| Highly cited | No |
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