@article{ref1,
title="Football-Related Injuries Among 6- to 17-Year-Olds Treated in US Emergency Departments, 1990-2007",
journal="Clinical pediatrics",
year="2011",
author="Nation, Adam D. and Nelson, Nicolas G. and Yard, Ellen E. and Comstock, R. Dawn and McKenzie, Lara Beth",
volume="50",
number="3",
pages="200-207",
abstract="American football is one of the most popular youth sports in the United States despite the high rate of injuries. Previously published studies have investigated football-related injuries that occurred in organized play but have excluded those that occurred during unorganized play. Through use of the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System database, cases of football-related injuries were identified for analysis. Sample weights were used to calculate national estimates. An estimated 5 252 721 children and adolescents 6 to 17 years old were treated in US emergency departments for football-related injuries. The annual number of cases increased by 26.5% over the 18-year study period. The 12- to 17-year-old age group accounted for 77.8% of all injuries and had nearly twice the odds of sustaining a concussion. The findings suggest the need for increased prevention efforts to lower the risk of football-related injury in children and adolescents.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0009-9228",
doi="10.1177/0009922810388511",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0009922810388511"
}