Skiing accidents common
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The survey, by Gnu Insurance, said the most common complaint is food poisoning, a car/bicycle accident or a skiing injury.

The company interviewed 2,000 people for the survey.

The expense of bottled water and a fear of needles were reasons given for not following medical advice.  Men are less likely to follow the correct advice than women and are more than twice as likely to suffer injury or illness abroad.

People aged 45-54 are least likely to fall ill or be involved in an accident, while those aged 25-34 are the most likely.

Skiing and snowboarding injuries are common with skiers most likely to damage a knee and snowboarders their wrists or shoulder. In one Province of Austria this year injuries went down despite an increase in visitors. See the story here.

The reason was put down to the good snow rather than a change in attitudes or behaviour.

20% of the people who took part in the survey said they were happy to travel without insurance.

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