{"id":1293,"date":"2018-05-30T22:52:45","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T22:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/?page_id=1293"},"modified":"2024-09-16T20:42:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T20:42:23","slug":"safety-injury-prevention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/safety\/safety-injury-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety + Injury Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1283 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/05\/SfetyInjuryPreventionIcon-300x289.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/sites\/www.skipatrol.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/05\/SfetyInjuryPreventionIcon-300x289.png 300w, https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/sites\/www.skipatrol.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/05\/SfetyInjuryPreventionIcon.png 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Providing services in over 200 resorts across Canada, with approximately 5,000 highly trained volunteers on the slopes and trails, we promote safety and injury prevention by encouraging skiers and riders to:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><div class=\"su-heading su-heading-style-default su-heading-align-center\" id=\"\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-bottom:20px\"><div class=\"su-heading-inner\"><b>Follow the Responsibility Code<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/skisafety.ca\/alpine-responsibility-code\/\">Alpine<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/skisafety.ca\/alpine-responsibility-code\/\">Nordic<\/a> Responsibility codes are endorsed and used by the Canada West Ski Areas Association (CWSAA), the Ontario Ski Resorts Association (OSRA), the Atlantic Ski Areas Association (ASAA) and the Canadian Ski Council (CSC).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-heading su-heading-style-default su-heading-align-center\" id=\"\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-bottom:20px\"><div class=\"su-heading-inner\"><b>Be Avalanche Smart<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Skiers &amp; snowboarders are often unaware of avalanche dangers. Avalanches occur both on in- and out-bound terrain. The temptation to have fun too easily overrules caution. Learn more about avalanche safety here (link).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-heading su-heading-style-default su-heading-align-center\" id=\"\" style=\"font-size:16px;margin-bottom:20px\"><div class=\"su-heading-inner\"><b>Wear a Helmet<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The CSP strongly recommends the use of ski and snowboard helmets by its members and anyone participating in alpine skiing, snowboarding, telemark skiing, and other related snow sliding activities. Be smart, protect your most valuable asset! See below for more information on helmet safety and concussion management!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Helmet Safety:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We highly encourage all skiers and snowboarders of all skill level to wear a helmet while enjoying your discipline. We also encourage new skiers and snowboarders to take lessons! Each mountain provides lessons to a variety of ability ranges at a small price. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did you know that helmets are not a substitute for being \u2018aware\u2019? Being safety conscious on the slopes leads to greater enjoyment and better management of the risks that are present. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information on helmet use and best practices, see the below resources:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myhelmet.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ski Canada: My Helmet<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lidsonkids.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lids on Kids<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Concussion Management:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Concussion information and management is an important step in managing brain injury. Getting early medical treatment and having a gradual and medically supervised return to activity are important steps in reducing the potential for a concussion to become a cause of death or disability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Canadian Ski Patrol, in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/braintrustcanada.com\/\">BrainTrust Canada<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, has continued its program to inform both patients and patrollers about the serious life impact that a concussion can have. Thanks to this partnership, thousands of concussion cards and posters have been distributed to CSP patrollers across Canada to be handed on to patients and their families.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information on concussion management and precautionary measures, see the below resources:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/braintrustcanada.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BrainTrust Canada<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/hollandbloorview\/docs\/concussion_handbook_jan_2016_fa_noc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Holland Bloorview Concussion Centre \u2018Concussion and You\u2019 handbook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.parachutecanada.org\/injury-topics\/item\/concussion\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parachute Canada<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Providing services in over 200 resorts across Canada, with approximately 5,000 highly trained volunteers on the slopes and trails, we promote safety and injury prevention by encouraging skiers and riders to: &nbsp; &nbsp; The Alpine &amp; Nordic Responsibility codes are<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2426,"featured_media":0,"parent":1215,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/contact.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1293","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2426"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1293"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2204,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1293\/revisions\/2204"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}