@article{ref1,
title="Pedestrian safety among high school runners: a case series",
journal="Sports health",
year="2022",
author="Shore, Erin and DeLong, Randi and Powell, Elaine and Register-Mihalik, Johna and Stearns, Rebecca and Koester, Michael C. and Kucera, Kristen",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Participation in high school cross-country and track has increased over the last few decades. At the same time, the rate of pedestrian-involved motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) has also increased. In the context of organized sport, pedestrian safety among runners is often not highlighted, despite the risk of catastrophic injury. <br><br>PURPOSE: To describe incidents of pedestrian-involved MVCs involving student athletes captured by the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research (NCCSIR) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. STUDY DESIGN: Case series. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 5. <br><br>METHODS: This study utilized surveillance data from the NCCSIR from 2011 to 2020. It presents descriptive statistics, including frequencies and percentages, detailed summaries, and a Haddon Matrix. <br><br>RESULTS: There were 8 incidents involving 11 student athletes, resulting in 9 fatalities. Of these, 5 cases occurred in the afternoon or early evening, 4 occurred in the Fall, and 6 occurred in a rural area. Haddon Matrix analyses of case descriptions indicate schools should implement a runner safety program for all new runners and ensure that runner safety measures are included in emergency action plans. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Runner-related MVCs are relatively rare, but tragic, incidents. Pedestrian safety measures should be incorporated into school-sponsored practices and training runs.   CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Pedestrian safety should be incorporated into runner safety and injury prevention efforts.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1941-7381",
doi="10.1177/19417381221123510",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/19417381221123510"
}