Sports and recreation related injury episodes in the US population, 1997-99

Sports and recreation related injury episodes in the US population, 1997-99.

OBJECTIVE To characterize sports and recreation related (SR) injury episodes in the US population. SR activities are growing in popularity suggesting the need for increased awareness of SR injuries as a public health concern for physically active persons of all ages in the US population. SETTING The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is a face-to-face household survey conducted yearly by...

Sports- and Recreation-Related Concussions in US Youth.

OBJECTIVE The incidence of sports- and recreation-related concussions (SRRCs) in the United States is unknown. More than 44 million youth participate in sports annually, thus understanding the frequency of SRRCs in children is important on a population level. Our objective was to determine the number of SRRCs occurring annually among US youth ≤18 years old. METHODS We identified SRRCs using 3...

Time-to-subsequent head injury from sports and recreation activities.

OBJECTIVE To provide population-based risk estimates for sustaining subsequent head injuries (HIs), which occur in sports and recreation (SR). DESIGN Population-based, retrospective, cross-sectional study. SETTING Retrospective review of data from 2 tertiary care and 3 community care emergency departments (EDs) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. PATIENTS Individuals younger than 36 years prese...

Injury episodes and circumstances: National Health Interview Survey, 1997-2007.

BACKGROUND The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) provides estimates of nonfatal, medically attended injuries and poisonings occurring in the United States. OBJECTIVES The objectives of this report are to 1) document changes in the injury and poisoning section of NHIS from 1997 through 2007; 2) provide guidance on summarizing data across the 11-year study period; and 3) present detailed ...

Lower Limb Prosthetics for Sports and Recreation