FIS ISS International Ski Federation Injury Surveillance System

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FIS ISS International Ski Federation Injury
Surveillance System
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FIS Injury Surveillance System

• WHY?
• We are concerned about the risk of injury among
  elite athletes
• We want to protect the health of our athletes

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Objectives FIS ISS

• Overall aim
• to reduce injury rates through suggested
  changes in rules and regulations, equipment or
  coaching techniques
• Specific objectives
• to monitor injury risk patterns in all FIS
  disciplines
• over time
• across disciplines
• to provide background data for in-depth studies
  of the causes of injury for specific injury types
  in specific disciplines, such as serious knee and
  head injuries in alpine skiing and snowboarding

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Risk Management System
In-depth Research
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2006-2007 season

• Covers all FIS races,
• but main focus
• World Cup competitions

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Injury Surveillance System

• Injury definition

All injuries that occur during official training
or competition and require attention by medical
personnel
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Roles and responsibilities- Who needs to do what?

• We are asking TDs to
• collect the Injury Reports for all injuries
  occurring during competition or official training
  at their event
• To obtain the technical medical information
  enlist the help of a medically trained individual
  (e.g. race doctor), whenever available
• check whether tapes or videos were taken of the
  injury by team coaching staff or others
• Provide contact information, if possible

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Important!

• Please complete the Injury Report even if you
  do not have any medical information!
• If possible, ask the race doctor to complete the
  injury reports prior to the start of the event!

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Event and athlete information as on the TD form
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Injury information To be completed by/with
medical personell, if possible. If not, check
information not available
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If possible, provide contact information so that
we can obtain missing medical information
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Technical information about the race! Multiple
choices for course weather conditions
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Please indicate if a video is available of the
injury contact information
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How?

• Presentations available electronically
  (www.ostrc.no/fisiss)
• Injury forms are available from the FIS web site
  same as other TD forms
• World Cup Please fax or e-mail within 3 days
• Other events can be sent by regular mail

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