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Anonymous wrote:They absolutely should. I have seen plenty of people fall on the ice and crack their skulls and have to be taken away in an ambulance.

Really? Plenty? I have four kids who play hockey and we are at the rink all the time for open skates and I have never seen this.

Yes, really. Plenty. Lots of people don't know how to skate.

No you haven't. Have been to all the local ice rinks public sessions and even school age kids are rarely wearing helmets for just basic skating. My child has taken group lessons from beginner on up and after the very first level and very young ages, helmets are not used.

NP. That can’t be right, unless you live in flyover country. I have been to an ice rink exactly once, two days ago, and around half the kids were wearing helmets. I can’t imagine it was just that day or ice rink (Cabin John).

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Anonymous wrote:They absolutely should. I have seen plenty of people fall on the ice and crack their skulls and have to be taken away in an ambulance.

Really? Plenty? I have four kids who play hockey and we are at the rink all the time for open skates and I have never seen this.

Yes, really. Plenty. Lots of people don't know how to skate.

No you haven't. Have been to all the local ice rinks public sessions and even school age kids are rarely wearing helmets for just basic skating. My child has taken group lessons from beginner on up and after the very first level and very young ages, helmets are not used.

I see little kids (lower Elementary) wearing both bike and ski helmets. I would not buy a ski helmet for occasional use but would for regular visits.

Anonymous wrote:For the people comparing this to biking and skiing that is ridiculous - there are many fatalities in both of those activities, I have yet to hear of a death by figure skating. Sure they can bump their head, but they can do that in most any sport or physical activity. Wear them or don’t but don’t compare dissimilar risk levels

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8175818/Ice-skating-injury-leads-to-death

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1123863/Young-woman-ice-skater-dies-freak-fall-rink.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16882806

RESULTS:

An estimated 1 235 467 pediatric skating participants presented to hospital emergency departments with injuries between 1993 and 2003. These children had a mean age of 10.9 years (SD: 3.2 years; range: 1-18 years), and 50.0% were male. The most common mechanism of injury was a fall (83.1%). Ice skaters sustained a greater proportion of head injuries (13.3%), compared with roller skaters (4.4%) and in-line skaters (5.0%). Ice skaters also experienced a greater proportion of concussions (4.3%), compared with roller skaters (0.6%) and in-line skaters (0.8%). The proportion of facial injuries among ice skaters was greater than the proportions among roller skaters and in-line skaters. The majority of roller skating-and in-line skating-related injuries were upper-extremity fractures (53.9% and 59.7%, respectively). Children < or = 6 years of age experienced a greater proportion of head and facial injuries than did older children in each skating activity.

CONCLUSIONS:

The epidemiologic features of pediatric ice skating-related injuries differ from those of roller skating--and in-line skating-related injuries. Children should wear helmets during all recreational skating activities, especially ice skating, because of the risk of serious head injuries. Wrist guards should be worn to protect against the common upper-extremity fractures sustained during skating.

Anonymous wrote:For the people comparing this to biking and skiing that is ridiculous - there are many fatalities in both of those activities, I have yet to hear of a death by figure skating. Sure they can bump their head, but they can do that in most any sport or physical activity. Wear them or don’t but don’t compare dissimilar risk levels

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/ice-skater-dies-after-falling-at-spokanes-new-outdoor-rink-1/687153673

i tell my kid, if #8 wears one so do you.

Anonymous wrote:For the people comparing this to biking and skiing that is ridiculous - there are many fatalities in both of those activities, I have yet to hear of a death by figure skating. Sure they can bump their head, but they can do that in most any sport or physical activity. Wear them or don’t but don’t compare dissimilar risk levels

So true. And ice rinks don't allow cars, so that helps.

For the people comparing this to biking and skiing that is ridiculous - there are many fatalities in both of those activities, I have yet to hear of a death by figure skating. Sure they can bump their head, but they can do that in most any sport or physical activity. Wear them or don’t but don’t compare dissimilar risk levels

Anonymous wrote:Nope. And all four have taken some hits. I've logged hundreds of hours on the bleachers of ice rinks, seen plenty of falls and not once would a helmet have helped.

My brother slipped and fell on ice at our local pond. He hit the side of his head, fractured his skull and a brain hemorrhage resulted. Within two hours he was in surgery. He’s got a huge upside down u-shaped scar where they pulled back his skin. A helmet would’ve taken the impact of that fall. This was the 70s.

It only takes one fall to hit your head.

Yes. And it is required at our public rink - and all other rinks we’ve skated at.

Yes. My son is a great skater but it is the poor skaters who pull people down. I have witnessed several people bashing thier heads to make me never skate again without a helmet.

Anonymous wrote:Nope. And all four have taken some hits. I've logged hundreds of hours on the bleachers of ice rinks, seen plenty of falls and not once would a helmet have helped.

My DD tried skating at 9 for the first time. She's fearless and was going too fast and went head first into the side of the rink. She was wearing a helmet, I can't say for sure it made a difference, but I'm guessing it did.

Nope. And all four have taken some hits. I've logged hundreds of hours on the bleachers of ice rinks, seen plenty of falls and not once would a helmet have helped.

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Anonymous wrote:They absolutely should. I have seen plenty of people fall on the ice and crack their skulls and have to be taken away in an ambulance.

Really? Plenty? I have four kids who play hockey and we are at the rink all the time for open skates and I have never seen this.

I should add I have also never seen a teenager wearing a helmet for an open skating session.

If the teenager knows how to skate, like your hockey players, then probably they don't need a helmet. If they don't know how to skate, then their parents should make them wear it whether they want to or not.

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Anonymous wrote:They absolutely should. I have seen plenty of people fall on the ice and crack their skulls and have to be taken away in an ambulance.

Really? Plenty? I have four kids who play hockey and we are at the rink all the time for open skates and I have never seen this.

I should add I have also never seen a teenager wearing a helmet for an open skating session.

If the teenager knows how to skate, like your hockey players, then probably they don't need a helmet. If they don't know how to skate, then their parents should make them wear it whether they want to or not.