Citation

Raschka C, Parzeller M, Banzer W. Sportverletz Sportschaden 1998; 12(1): 42-43.

Vernacular Title

Zum plotzlichen Sporttod in der Bundeswehr.

Affiliation

Abt für Sportmedizin, Institut für Sportwissenschaften, johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/M.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

10.1055/s-2007-993335

PMID

9592920

Abstract

All Soldiers are obliged to participate in sports educational programs of the services, with the exception of severe restrictions due to individual health problems. During sports activities from 1/1989 to 12/1995 7 soldiers died, 3 (i.e. 43%) during soccer games. Based on a troops strength of 370,000 men, we found a yearly incidence of 0.27 sports deaths/100,000 soldiers. This result correlates with the incidence of sports deaths of club athletes in the greatest European sports death study.

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