TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Football-Related Injuries Among 6- to 17-Year-Olds Treated in US Emergency Departments, 1990-2007
JO  - Clinical pediatrics
A1  - Nation, Adam D.
A1  - Nelson, Nicolas G.
A1  - Yard, Ellen E.
A1  - Comstock, R. Dawn
A1  - McKenzie, Lara Beth
SP  - 200
EP  - 207
VL  - 50
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-9228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0009922810388511
ID  - ref1
ER  -