Skateboard Injuries
- Skateboard Injuries:
Skateboard injuries are on the up and down rise.
For those who live around the city or towns,we've all seen skateboarders zip around us,seemingly coming out of nowhere,and vanishing just the same.
Some ride their skateboards with the utmost of caution,others with reckless abandon.No matter which style the youngster adheres to, injuries are always a likely possibility.
Skateboard injuries come in several common types,including head and neck injuries,arms,and legs,hands and feet,and other blunt force trauma by vehicle collisions,or stairway guardrails,road curbs,and etc.
What we at Lazy Skate Hawaii recommends that every youngster or adult who wants to ride a skateboard. Needs to learn how to fall.
Since wrist injuries are the most common skateboard injuries,make sure you wear a protective wrist guard, especially when first learning.
One third of all skateboard injuries occur within the first week,so make sure you have on all your protective gear on.
Irregular and uneven surfaces account for one-half of all falls,so make sure you are skateboarding on even surfaces only.
Tips to follow:
1. Give your skateboard or roller skate a safety check each time before you ride.
2. Always wear safety gear.
3. Never ride in the streets.
4. Don't skate in crowds of non-skaters
5. Never hitch a ride from a car,bicycle,etc.
6. Don't take chances,complicated tricks require careful practice and specially designated areas.
7. Learn to fall..... practice falling on a soft surface or grass.