Sports Injuries as Seen at An Accident and Emergency Department

Pickard, M. A. D.; Tullett, W.M.; Patel, Anami

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“…12 A survey of sport and recreational injuries presenting to a general practitioner clinic in Melbourne concluded that patients prefer to attend that setting for injury treatment if their injury is not too severe. 25 This is particularly the case if the practice is close to their home and there is not too long a wait for treatment.…”

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“…Pickard et al 12 noted a significant limitation of injury data based on attendances at a hospital emergency department for describing sports injuries. Although such data systems may be reasonable for general community level sport, professional and elite level sports often employ adequate first aid and medical back up services.…”

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“…[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] For example, Tenvergert 14 described all injuries caused by sport that were treated in the trauma department of the University Hospital of Groningen in the Netherlands, over the period 1982-1988. Hospital emergency department data collections are also the basis of the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System coordinated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the United States.…”

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Sport and active recreation injuries in Australia: evidence from emergency department presentations.

1998

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Objective-Despite the rise in specialist clinical services for the management of sports and active recreation injury, many patients attend hospital emergency departments for treatment. The purpose of this study was to describe sports injury cases presented to selected hospital emergency departments around Australia for the period 1989-1993. Methods-Routinely collected emergency department injury presentation data from the Australian National Injury Surveillance Unit were examined. Data on 98 040 sports and active recreation emergency department presentations were analysed. Sports and active recreation activities were ranked according to frequency of presentation. Relative proportions of injury type and body region injured were determined. Data are presented separately for children (<15 years of age) and adults (>15 years of age). Results-Among the 10 activities that most commonly led to a sports or active recreation injury presentation for all ages were cycling, Australian football, basketball, soccer, cricket, netball, and rugby. For children, injuries were also commonly associated with roller skating/blading, skateboarding, and trampolining. Hockey, martial arts, and dancing injuries were frequent in adults. Most sporting injuries occurred during organised competition or practice whereas the active recreation injuries occurred in a variety of settings. Fractures, strains, and sprains, particularly to the lower and upper extremities, were common types of injury. Conclusion-The rich, but nevertheless limited, information available about sports and active recreation injuries from data collected in emergency departments indicates that these activities are a common context for injury at the community level in Australia. (Br J Sports Med 1998;32:220-225)

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Sport and active recreation injuries in Australia: evidence from emergency department presentations.

1998

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“…Football was found to be responsible for 50% of patients with sports injuries attending a Glasgow accident and emergency department 11 and 44.7% of eye injuries seen at a Glasgow eye casualty unit. 10 Football related eye injuries have been reported to be increasing in the United States since the 1970s, and this can be attributed to the rising popularity of the sport (soccer).…”

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Ocular sports injuries: the current picture

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Br J Sports Med

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Objectives-To determine the recent incidence of eye injury due to sport in Scotland, identify any trend, and establish which sports are responsible for most injury? The type of injury and final visual outcome is also evaluated. Methods-A prospective observational study of ocular injuries sustained during sport was performed over a one year period. Only patients requiring hospital admission were included. Data were collected on a standardised proforma and entered into a central database. Patients were followed up for at least three months. Results-Of 416 patients admitted because of ocular injury, 52 (12.5%) resulted from playing a sport. Although all racquet sports together accounted for 47.5% of these injuries, football was the single most common sport associated with ocular trauma, being responsible for 32.5% of cases. The most common clinical finding was macroscopic hyphaema occurring in 87.5% of patients. Overall the final visual acuity was 6/6 in 92.5% of patients. Conclusions-The incidence of eye injury due to sport at 12.5% is lower than previously reported, suggesting a change in the pattern of ocular trauma. Football is the single most common cause of ocular injury from sport in Scotland, but the wearing of protective headgear would be diYcult to instigate. The incidence of hyphaema in sport related ocular trauma (87.5%) is almost double that of all ocular injury (47.8%), so the potential for serious visual loss as the result of a sports injury should not be underrated. Ophthalmologists have a role in protecting this young population at risk by actively encouraging the design and use of protective eyewear. (Br J Sports Med 2000;34:456-458)

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“…Two thirds of patients were male. The age groups that accounted for most injuries were 10-14 year olds (34.2%) and [15][16][17][18][19] year olds (16.7%).…”

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Epidemiology of medically treated sport and active recreation injuries in the Latrobe Valley, Victoria, Australia

Cassell

2003

Br J Sports Med

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Objective:To quantify and describe medically treated sport and active recreation injuries in a defined region of the Latrobe Valley from 7 November 1994 to 6 November 1995.Method:A geographic target area was defined, restricted to the six postcodes that fell wholly within the catchment area of the Latrobe Regional Hospital. Data describing medically treated sport and active recreation injuries to Latrobe Valley residents aged over 4 years (about 70 000) were selected by postcode from three sources: the Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset (hospital admissions), the Victorian Injury Surveillance System (presentations to hospital emergency departments), and the Extended Latrobe Valley Injury Surveillance (ELVIS) project (presentations to general practitioners).Results:At least 2300 cases of medically treated sport and active recreation injury were recorded. This corresponds to a hospital admission rate of 16/10 000 population, emergency department presentation rate of 169/10 000 population, and a general practitioner presentation rate of 187/10 000 population. There were more male patients than female, and younger age groups were also overrepresented, but these data may reflect the greater participation of these groups in sport and active recreation. Australian football was associated with the highest number of injuries (accounting for 24.0% and 22.0% of presentations to emergency departments and general practitioners respectively) followed by cycling (15.7% and 12.6%) and basketball (17.5% and 13.5%).Conclusions:This study shows that routine health sector data collections in defined populations can provide useful information on the size, distribution, and characteristics of the problem of sport and active recreation injuries at the community level. However, all current health sector systems for injury data collection and surveillance require attention to improve case capture and identification and data quality.

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Sports Injuries as Seen at An Accident and Emergency Department

Cited by 19 publications

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Sport and active recreation injuries in Australia: evidence from emergency department presentations.

Sport and active recreation injuries in Australia: evidence from emergency department presentations.

Ocular sports injuries: the current picture

Epidemiology of medically treated sport and active recreation injuries in the Latrobe Valley, Victoria, Australia

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