TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Pedestrian safety among high school runners: a case series
JO  - Sports health
A1  - Shore, Erin
A1  - DeLong, Randi
A1  - Powell, Elaine
A1  - Register-Mihalik, Johna
A1  - Stearns, Rebecca
A1  - Koester, Michael C.
A1  - Kucera, Kristen
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1941-7381
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/19417381221123510
ID  - ref1
ER  -