Medics point out increase in number of tubing-related injuries

With the onset of snowy weather, an increase in personal injuries is recorded in Belarus. Often the reason is not following the safety rules while tubing. Over the past five years, this type of winter-time fun has become the most likely to cause injuries. According to statistics, about 15-20 people with a tubing-related injury turn to doctors daily. As a rule, at least a quarter needs hospitalization. Doctors note that almost all patients taken to the emergency rooms are injured at the "spontaneous" slopes. Now the traffic police are closely watching the tubing sites. Together with the public utilities services, the steep slopes along the roads are protected and sprinkled with sand whenever possible.