Citation

Finch CF, Mitchell RJ, Boufous S. J. Sci. Med. Sport 2011; 14(1): 15-21.

Affiliation

School of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, University of Ballarat, Australia; NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Sports Medicine Australia, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jsams.2010.03.009

PMID

20619733

Abstract

Sport/leisure injuries are a population health issue in Australia. Over 2003-2004 to 2007-2008, the rate of sport/leisure injury NSW hospitalisations was 195.5/100,000 residents. Males and children/young people had consistently highest rates of hospitalisation. There was no significant decline in rates over this period and no change in the profiles of the types of sport/leisure injuries. The extent to which effective preventive programs have been developed and implemented needs to be determined as current programs do not seem to be impacting on hospitalisation rates. Medical/health promotion agencies and sports bodies need to jointly formulate and implement policies to reduce sport/leisure injuries. This is one of the most significant challenges facing sports medicine professionals today.

Language: en