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Average annual injury visits to hospital emergency departments by persons between 5 and 24 years of age by type of activity performed when injury occurred: United States, 1997-98
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Number of visits in thousands |
Percent of visits in thousands |
Percent of sports-related injury visits |
|
All injury visits |
11,904 |
100.0 |
--- |
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All sport-related |
2,616 |
22.0 |
100.0 |
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--Group sport |
1,170 |
9.8 |
44.7 |
|
Basketball |
447 |
3.8 |
17.1 |
| Football | 271 | 2.3 | 10.3 |
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Baseball/softball |
245 |
2.1 |
9.4 |
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Soccer |
95 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
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Other
group |
112 |
0.9 |
4.3 |
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--Individual sport |
1,446 |
12.2 |
55.3 |
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Pedal cycling |
421 |
3.5 |
16.1 |
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Ice- or roller |
150 |
1.3 |
5.7 |
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Gymnastics/ |
146 |
1.2 |
5.6 |
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Playground |
137 |
1.2 |
5.2 |
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Snow sport |
111 |
0.9 |
4.2 |
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Water sport |
100 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
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Exercising/track |
94 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
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Combative |
61 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
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Recreational |
50 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
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Other sport3 |
178 |
1.5 |
6.8 |
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Nonsport |
7,947 |
66.8 |
--- |
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Visits
without a |
1,340 |
11.3 |
--- |
1Includes
all visits with a cause indicating an organized or unorganized sport, game
or recreational activity.
2Includes
other group sports such as volleyball, hockey, and lacrosse.
3Includes
all other categories such as games, all terrain vehicles, and unspecified
sport/recreational activities.
4Includes
all visits with a specified activity not categorized under sports. This
includes transport, household, personal, work,
or maintenance activities. It also includes visits for any injuries caused
by intentional behavior.
5Includes
any visits for which no cause was listed or the entry stated unknown
causes.
SOURCE: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.
NOTES: For additional information, see Burt CW, Overpeck MD. Emergency visits for sports-related injuries. Ann Emerg Med. March 2001; 37:301-308.
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