Sixty de percent schaatsers van of the inline said they „never“ or „“ surveyed used helmets rarely. or only used them when they were required. compared to 65% ofsnowboarders van ofskateboarders and 72%. Percentages for other types of protective gear were higher, the researchers report in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine.

Overall, snowboarders used the least protective gear, while boys and girls were equally likely to use protective gear.

Most commonly, participants who used protective gear cited rules or requirements, or their parents, as their reason for doing so. Friends were cited more as a reason for frequently why than for why they van tienerjaren wore protective equipment did not. And witnessing or experiencing an injury was the main thing study participants said could convince them to start wearing protective equipment.

The researchers also found that kids who said they wore helmets while biking were also more likely to use some types of personal protective equipment. Van de schaatserswho van Inline who van helmets were more likely to smoke while skateboarders. did not scorned wear helmets were more likely to smoke and drink.

Tienerjaren van Discomfort was most common reason cited for not het using protective equipment in all three sports. along with lack of perceived need.

Van findings. the researchers van Based on the van ways to get tienerjaren conclude. engaged effective wear while personal protective equipment to in extreme sports could include „reinforcement by parents and peers. het encouraging bike helmet use het manufacturing. more comfortable gear het educating. adolescents and het instituting. requirements in public areas.“ van personal protective equipment

SOURCE: Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, January 2008.

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