Citation

Liller KD, Jang S-W, Kadel R, Morris B, Konin J, Thorson S. J. Korean Soc. Sch. Health Educ. 2009; 10(2): 29-42.

Affiliation

Colleges of Public Health and Medicine of the University of South Florida, USA; Premier Software, Winfield, IL 60190 USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Korean Society for School Health Education)

DOI

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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to describe the SMART sports injury surveillance registry and to report the first year of findings for high school athletes enrolled in 10 schools in west-central Florida.

Method: The SMART injury registry was developed to capture incidence, prevalence, risk factors, and exposure information for high school athletes in west central Florida. Data have been collected by certified athletic trainers (ATCs) who were hired by SMART over the course of the 2007-2008 academic year.

Results: There were 614 sports-related injuries reported for the 2007-2008 academic year. The leading rate of sports-related injury per 1000 athlete exposures for practices was for football at 2.73, followed by women’s soccer at 2.03 and men's basketball at 1.67. The leading rate of sports-related injury per 1000 athlete exposures for competitions was for football at 14.4, followed by women’s soccer at 9.96 and wrestling at 7.10. The leading body parts injured were the ankles, knees, and head and the leading physiologic injuries were sprains and strains.

Key words: Sport, Injury, High school, Surveillance, Registry