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BASE Jumping and Wingsuit Flying Injuries

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In this chapter, the main features of BASE jumping and wingsuits flying are discussed, focusing in particular on those aspects which mainly influence risk, such as equipment, exiting, and jumped objects.

Moreover, a comprehensive review of medical literature has been carried out in order to provide an overview on rates and patterns of injuries and fatalities in these extreme sports.

The most important preventive measures, which include protective clothing and specific physical training are also presented.

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  1. Local Health Trust of Romagna, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, S. Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna, Italy

    Francesco Feletti

  2. Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano University, Milan, Italy

    Francesco Feletti

  3. Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden

    Anton Westman

  4. Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden

    Anton Westman

  5. Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA

    Omer Mei-Dan

  6. CU Sports Medicine, Boulder, CO, USA

    Omer Mei-Dan

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Feletti, F., Westman, A., Mei-Dan, O. (2017). BASE Jumping and Wingsuit Flying Injuries. In: Feletti, F. (eds) Extreme Sports Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28265-7_19

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