@article{ref1,
title="Head injuries in school-age children who play golf",
journal="Journal of school nursing",
year="2015",
author="Reuter-Rice, Karin and Krebs, Madelyn and Eads, Julia K.",
volume="32",
number="2",
pages="132-137",
abstract="Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in children. We conducted a prospective study, which examined injury characteristics and outcomes of school-age children of 5.0-15.0 years (N = 10) who were admitted to hospital for a TBI. This study evaluated the role of age, gender, the Glasgow Coma Scale, mechanisms and severity of injury, and functional outcomes. Seventy percent of the children sustained a TBI from a fall. We also found that playing golf was associated with 40% of the TBIs, with three (30%) children being unrestrained passengers in a moving golf cart and another one (10%) was struck by a golf club. Injury awareness could have benefited or prevented most injuries, and school nurses are in the best position to provide preventative practice education. In golf-centric communities, prevention of golf-related injuries should include education within the schools.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1059-8405",
doi="10.1177/1059840515579084",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1059840515579084"
}