BASE Jumping in the Lauterbrunnen Valley: A Retrospective Cohort Study from 2007 to 2016.
Monika Brodmann MäderSimon AndenmattenJasmin Sumiko LienertThomas Von WylAristomenis K ExadaktylosPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2023)
BASE jumping remains a high-risk sport and is associated with significant rates of injuries and fatalities. Comparison with previous studies indicated that the injury rate may have decreased, but the fatality rate had not. In this known BASE jumping environment, prehospital assessment appears to be good, as we found a low undertriage rate. The high overtriage rate might be an expression of physicians' awareness of high-velocity trauma mechanisms and possible deceleration injuries.