Healthcare consumption and impact on life in responses (n = 229) to a questionnaire sent to all living people having reported a skydiving injury event in Sweden during 1999–2003 (n = 257) (response rate 89% including serious incidents)
| Licensed | Students | Total | Serious incidents* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *n = 29 (serious incidents response rate 97%). The one non-responder of a total 30 maximum Abbreviated Injury Scale ⩾3 cases, a first-jump student with an open calf fracture, was reportedly admitted to inpatient care and operated on. | ||||
| †At a municipal health centre or hospital. | ||||
| ‡A postal error rendered four questionnaire responses with a total of 14 days in hospital and 12 medical consultations unrelatable to experience level. Two of these four sought medical treatment, and one reported residual disability/discomfort with work/leisure time changes and having stopped skydiving as a result of the injury. | ||||
| §As a result of the injury. | ||||
| Total responses | 138 | 87 | 229 | 29 |
| Medical treatment† | 117 | 74 | 193 | 29 |
| Consultations/follow-ups | ||||
| Total‡ (%) | 952 (70) | 395 (29) | 1 359 | 542 (40) |
| Median (range) | 3 (1–200) | 3 (1–50) | 3 (1–200) | 12 (1–200) |
| Inpatient treatment | 46 | 29 | 76 | 28 |
| Time in hospital (days) | ||||
| Accumulated total‡ (%) | 948 (83) | 178 (16) | 1 140 | 888 (78) |
| Median (range) | 5 (1–270) | 3 (1–50) | 4 (1–270) | 11 (1–270) |
| Residual disability/discomfort | 69 | 44 | 114 | 27 |
| Stopped skydiving§ | 16 | 44 | 61 | 11 |
| Work/leisure time changes§ | 28 | 20 | 49 | 15 |