Sport and Recreation-Related Head Injuries Treated in the Emergency Department

Kelly, Karen D.; Lissel, Heather L.; Rowe, Brian H.; Vincenten, Joanne; Voaklander, Donald C.

doi:10.1097/00042752-200104000-00003

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“…This is in agreement with previous, smaller studies that showed similar numbers. 22,23 Similarly, when participation data are taken into account (Table 3), SRCs seem even more problematic for certain sports. The largest number of ED visits for SRC in OTS in younger athletes was seen in football and basketball, but this seems to be the consequence of the comparatively higher level of participation in those sports.…”

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Emergency Department Visits for Concussion in Young Child Athletes

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT:Two small studies have been conducted on numbers of sport-related concussions in younger child athletes (pre-high school). WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:This is the first study to characterize a national sample of emergency department visits for young child athletes compared with older athletes. abstract OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to characterize emergency department (ED) visits for pediatric sport-related concussion (SRC) in pre-high school-versus high school-aged athletes.

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Emergency Department Visits for Concussion in Young Child Athletes

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“…Ice hockey has been associated with a high incidence of head injury. 14 Current recommendations have been published by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Canadian Academy of Sports Medicine. These recommendations are based on reviews of the literature and expert panels.…”

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Body-Checking Rules and Childhood Injuries in Ice Hockey

2006

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BACKGROUND. Body checking is the predominant mechanism of youth ice hockey injuries. The Canadian Hockey Association has allowed body checking from ages 12 to 13 (peewee level) and up. One Canadian province (Ontario) introduced body checking at ages 10 to 11 (atom level) in the competitive leagues, whereas in Quebec body checking has only been allowed at ages 14 to 15 (bantam Level). The purpose of this study was to compare body-checking injuries, fractures, and concussions in boys' minor hockey between jurisdictions in which checking is allowed and jurisdictions in which body checking is not allowed. METHODS. Data from the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP) were used to characterize children's ice hockey injuries from September 1995 to the end of August 2002. Children treated at CHIRPP hospitals in areas in which checking was allowed were compared with children in areas in which checking was not allowed. RESULTS. Of the 4736 hockey injuries, 3006 (63%) were in Ontario and 1730 (37%) were in Quebec. Most of the injuries occurred in areas in which checking was allowed (2824 [59.6%]). At ages 10 to 13, players had significantly greater odds of suffering a checking injury where checking was allowed (odds ratio [OR]: 1.86; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.6–2.11). Players in this age group were also more likely to suffer a concussion (OR: 1.42; 95% CI: 0.98–2.05) or fracture (OR: 1.25; 95% CI: 1.06–1.47) where checking was allowed. Among older players, when checking was allowed in both provinces, there were higher odds (OR: 1.90; 95% CI: 1.36–2.66) of receiving a checking injury in the province that had introduced checking at a younger age, suggesting that there is no protective effect from learning to check earlier. CONCLUSIONS. Increased injuries attributable to checking were observed where checking was allowed. This study supports policies that disallow body checking to reduce ice hockey injuries in children.

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“…The discharge abstract also includes an independent sport/recreation (SR) coding system that provides information on more than 120 SR-related injuries, including a code for hockey-related injuries (SR code 054). 10 We searched the ACCS database for records of children aged 10, 11 and 12 years who were injured playing ice hockey during the season (September to April) in 2000/01 to 2003/04. Depending on their date of birth, 11-year-old children either played at the Atom level (no bodychecking allowed) before the Hockey Canada policy change came into effect or played at the Peewee level (bodychecking per-mitted) after the policy change came into effect.…”

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