Pediatric Cheerleading Injuries Treated in Emergency Departments in the United States - PubMed (original) (raw)
. 2017 Oct;56(11):985-992.
doi: 10.1177/0009922817702938. Epub 2017 Apr 12.
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Pediatric Cheerleading Injuries Treated in Emergency Departments in the United States
Nada Naiyer et al. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 Oct.
Abstract
This study investigates the epidemiology of cheerleading injuries to children in the United States. Data were analyzed from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System for children 5 through 18 years of age treated in US emergency departments for cheerleading injuries from 1990 through 2012. An estimated 497 095 children ages 5 to 18 years were treated in US emergency departments for a cheerleading injury during the 23-year study period, averaging 21 613 injured children per year. From 1990 to 2012, the annual cheerleading injury rate increased significantly by 189.1%; and from 2001 to 2012, the annual rate of cheerleading-related concussion/closed head injury increased significantly by 290.9%. Falls were the most common mechanism of injury (29.4%) and were more likely to lead to hospitalization (relative risk = 2.47; 95% confidence interval = 1.67-3.68) compared with other injury mechanisms. The rising number and rate of pediatric cheerleading injuries underscore the need for increased efforts to prevent these injuries.
Keywords: National Electronic Injury Surveillance System; children; injury; sports; trauma.
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