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- During the 1995 football season,
approximately 39% of high school football players were injured.
Of those players admitted to a trauma center for treatment:
83.4% of these injuries were
classified as mild
9.3% of these injuries were classified as moderate
7.3% of these injuries were classified as major
- 22% of the football players that are
hospitalized due to an injury are diagnosed with head or neck
injuries.
- 11.3% of all football injuries in 1995
occurred to the head, neck, or spine region of the body. The
three primary injuries were:
Concussions
Neck muscle injuries
Sprains to the vertebral column
- Fewer
injuries occur at school sponsored practices and games than in other
locations.
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| Bicycling
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- 1,000 persons a year die from bicycle
injuries in the United States.
- Over 1/3 of all deaths resulting from
bicycle related injuries happen to children under age 14.
- 500,000 persons per year seek
treatment at the emergency room for bicycle injuries.
Approximately 4/5 of this number are children under age 14.
- 9% of all children admitted to the
hospital under the age of 19 were admitted due to a bicycle related
accident.
- Head injury is the most frequent
diagnosis in bicycle related injuries.
- Head injuries frequently result in
problems with:
Memory
Intellectual functions
Academic functioning
Hearing and/or vision
Seizures
Personality disturbances
Behavior/Behavior problems
- 99% of those admitted to trauma units
for bicycle related injuries were not wearing a helmet at the time of
the injury.
- Wearing
a helmet while bicycling reduces the risk of brain injury by 88%.
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| Winter
Sports Injuries |
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- Head Injuries are typically sustained
when hitting an object or falling while participating in a winter
sport.
- 46% of children admitted to trauma
centers for winter sports injuries were diagnosed with a head injury.
Of those children admitted to a trauma center for treatment:
56% were injured while sledding
17% were injured while snowboarding
17% were injured while skiing
17% were injured while playing hockey
10% were injured while ice skating
- Wearing
a safety helmet while participating in winter sports substantially
reduces the risk of brain injury.
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