Up against the Norwegians

How much did the Norwegians cost?
Hope he had travel insurance
amjed munir

Copperfield always give me a giggle on a Mon morning dermot nolan

Regrading the relative experience of hospitals in ski resorts at the feet of mountains in Norway, a central ski patrol-based registration of skiing and boarding injuries was performed by the Norwegian Ski Lift Association during the winter seasons 1996/1997–2005/2006. Totals of 31,175 injured skiers/boarders and 21.898 million skier/boarder days were recorded during the ten seasons, giving an injury rate of 1.4 injured per 1000 skier/boarder days. Most of the injuries occurred during alpine skiing (49–58 %). Snowboarding injuries peaked with 45 % in the middle of the period decreasing to 35 % the last two seasons. Telemark skiing and skiboarding each accounted for less than 10 % of the injuries. Wrist injuries were most common among injured snowboarders and knee injuries among injured alpine skiers. The percentage of knee injuries was almost twice as high for females compared to males throughout the period (p<0.001). The prevalence of lower leg fracture for injured alpine skiers ?12 years decreased from 20 % to 13 % in the period (p<0.001), whereas the corresponding prevalence for teenagers and adults was relatively stable at 3–5 %. Injuries in terrain parks increased to 20 % of all injuries at the end of the period. The use of helmets among injured skiers/boarders increased from 11 % to 44 % in the 10-year period (p<0.001), whereas the prevalence of head injuries decreased from 19 % to 17 % (p<0.003). In conclusion, the injury rate has been almost constant during the last six seasons in Norwegian ski resorts. The prevalence of lower leg fracture has decreased in injured alpine skiers ?12 years. The use of protective helmet has increased by injured skiers/boarders and the prevalence of head injuries has decreased.
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Where, I ask, is Norwegian Health & Safety in all this? Tony Delaney

33 Years ago I had a spiral tib and fib skiing in Italy, and the local surgeon recommended open closure. However the last words of my boss in a famous London Teaching Hospital were, "if anything happens come back here and we will deal with it". So I did. After a failed conservative closure, I was given a K-nail leaving my foot about 20 degrees off centre and with one leg longer than the other. However, it caused little trouble until a week ago when it swelled up with at least a litre of fluid. TB

our local DTC provide CDROMs of images if needed.... the radiologists are from a large-ish local Hospital. However the neurosurgeons at the also nearish "largest teaching hospital in Europe" tend to insist on repeating the MRI/CT again..... which seems a waste! bagpus