Nonfatal horse-related injuries treated in emergency departments in the United States, 1990–2017

Acton, Amy S.; Gaw, Christopher E.; Chounthirath, Thiphalak; Smith, Gary A.

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2019.158366

Cited by 22 publications

(22 citation statements)

References 33 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Because NEISS does not capture fatalities well, (17) and deaths in this sport-speci c study were few and rarely if ever injury related, fatalities were excluded from this study. Case selection procedures are summarized in Fig.…”

Section: Case Selectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Non-fatal Senior Pickleball and Tennis-related Injuries Treated in United States Emergency Departments, 2010-2019

Weiss

Dougherty²,

DiMaggio

2021

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Pickleball is growing rapidly with a passionate senior following. Understanding and comparing players’ injury experience through analysis of a nationally representative hospital emergency department sample helps inform senior injury prevention and fitness goals.Methods: A retrospective population-based cohort study was performed using 2010 to 2019 data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS). Non-fatal pickleball and tennis-related cases were identified, examined, recoded, and separated by injury versus non-injury conditions. Since over 85% of the pickleball injury-related cases were to players ≥60 years of age we mostly focused on this older age group. Analyses consisted of descriptive statistics, injury frequency, type and trends over time, and comparative measures of risk. Results: Among players ≥60 years of age, non-injuries (i.e., cardiovascular events) accounted for 11% and 21.5% of the pickleball and tennis-related cases, respectively. With non-injuries removed for seniors (≥60 years), the NEISS contained a weighted total of 28,984 pickleball injuries (95% CI=19,463–43,163) and 58,836 tennis injuries (95% CI=44,861-77,164). Pickleball -related injuries grew rapidly over the study period and by 2018, the annual number of senior pickleball injuries reached parity with senior tennis-related injuries. Slip/Trip/Fall/Dive injury mechanisms predominated (63.3%, 95% CI=57.7%-69.5%). The leading diagnoses were strains/sprains (33.2%, 95% CI=27.8%-39.5%), fractures (28.1%, 95% CI=24.3%-32.4%) and contusions (10.6%, 95% CI=8.0%-14.1%). Senior males were three-and-a-half times more likely than females to suffer a pickleball-related strain or sprain (OR 3.5, 95% CI 2.2-5.6) whereas women were over three-and-a-half times more likely to suffer a fracture (OR 3.7 95% CI = 2.3-5.7) compared to men and nine times more likely to suffer a wrist fracture (OR 9.3 95% CI 3.6 - 23.9). Patterns of senior tennis and pickleball injuries were mostly similar.Conclusions: NEISS is a valuable data source for describing the epidemiology of recreational injuries. However, careful case definitions are necessary when examining records involving older populations as non-injury conditions related to the activity/product codes of interest are frequent. As pickleball gains in popularity among active seniors, it is becoming an increasingly important cause of injury. Identifying and describing the most common types of injuries may can help inform prevention and safety measures.

show abstract

Section: Case Selectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Non-fatal Senior Pickleball and Tennis-related Injuries Treated in United States Emergency Departments, 2010-2019

Weiss

Dougherty²,

DiMaggio

2021

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Cases were identified with the code NEISS 1239 (horseback riding: activity, clothing or equipment). The analyzes performed included the calculation of national injury estimates, relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI), and linear regression [23]. The author found that from 1990 to 2017, approximately 1,836,536 (95% CI: 1,494,788-2,178,284) people reported to emergency departments in the United States with horserelated injuries [23].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The analyzes performed included the calculation of national injury estimates, relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI), and linear regression [23]. The author found that from 1990 to 2017, approximately 1,836,536 (95% CI: 1,494,788-2,178,284) people reported to emergency departments in the United States with horserelated injuries [23]. The annual injury rate decreased by 30.8% from 1990 to 1996, increased by 33.0% from 1996 to 2000, and then decreased by 46.0% from 2000 to 2017 [23].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The author found that from 1990 to 2017, approximately 1,836,536 (95% CI: 1,494,788-2,178,284) people reported to emergency departments in the United States with horserelated injuries [23]. The annual injury rate decreased by 30.8% from 1990 to 1996, increased by 33.0% from 1996 to 2000, and then decreased by 46.0% from 2000 to 2017 [23]. Among older adults over the age of 60, the annual injury rate increased by 139.6% during the study period.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Horse riding – related injuries from the point of view of a neurosurgeon

Siedlecki

Szafrańska

Główczewska-Siedlecka

et al. 2022

J Educ Health Sport

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Horse riding (equestrianism) is a very old form of physical activity, and today it has become a very popular sport and recreation. Similarly to other sports, equestrianism carries potential risk of injuries, most often caused by a fall from a horse back. Horse riding can cause spine and brain injuries, which are treated by neurosurgeons. Both brain and spine injuries can potentially be life - threatening or cause severe disability. In our neurosurgical center, horse - related injuries accounted for 7.69% of all sports - related injuries. We treated 4 girls in total: 3 with spinal injuries, 1 with brain injuries. Girls with spine injuries were treated conservatively, and girls with brain injuries - surgically. All patients had good prognosis. We have reviewed the literature about horse - related trauma. Literature showed that they occurred more often in young age patients and mainly in girls, which was consistent with our observations. Numerous authors emphasized the protecting role helmets. The authors emphasized the key role of education and proper care of coach. Although the literature described some fatal horse - related injuries, in our material all patients were healed and returned to a perfect clinical state.

show abstract

“…Some of the more severe injuries occur when a rider falls of a horse. Data collected from hospital emergency rooms indicated that falling off a horse resulted in more injuries than injuries that occurred when the rider was not mounted [ 3 ]. Another study showed that “danger to the rider increases as the horse’s speed increases” [ 4 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluating the Reaction to a Complex Rotated Object in the American Quarter Horse (Equus caballus)

Corgan

Grandin

Matlock

2021

Animals

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

It is dangerous for both riders and horses when a horse suddenly startles. Sometimes horses do this in familiar environments because familiar objects may look different when rotated. The purpose of this study was to determine whether horses that had been habituated to a complex object (children’s playset) would react to the object as novel when rotated 90 degrees. Twenty young horses were led past the playset 15 times by a handler. Next, the rotated group was led past the rotated playset 15 times. Each time the horse was led by the object was a pass. The behavioral responses observed and analyzed were ears focused on the object, nostril flares, neck raising, snort, avoid by stopping, avoid by moving feet sideways, and avoid by flight. An increasing reactivity scale was used to quantify behavioral responses. A two-sample t-test was performed on the reactivity scores comparing the first pass by the novel object to the first pass by the rotated object. The horses in the rotated group reacted to the rotated orientation similarly to the first exposure (p = 0.001, α < 0.05). Being aware of potential reactions to changes in previously familiar environments can help keep the handler safer.

show abstract

Nonfatal horse-related injuries treated in emergency departments in the United States, 1990–2017

Cited by 22 publications

References 33 publications

Non-fatal Senior Pickleball and Tennis-related Injuries Treated in United States Emergency Departments, 2010-2019

Non-fatal Senior Pickleball and Tennis-related Injuries Treated in United States Emergency Departments, 2010-2019

Horse riding – related injuries from the point of view of a neurosurgeon

Evaluating the Reaction to a Complex Rotated Object in the American Quarter Horse (Equus caballus)

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About