Citation

Rossheim ME, Stephenson CJ. Am. J. Emerg. Med. 2017; 35(10): 1503-1505.

Affiliation

Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ajem.2017.04.040

PMID

28455090

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined injuries resulting from practicing parkour. The current study provides details on more parkour-related emergency department visits than existed in the combined research literature.

METHODS: Cross-sectional data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's National Electronic Injury Surveillance System were used to examine parkour-related injuries presenting to U.S. emergency departments over a seven year period.

RESULTS: Most parkour injuries were reportedly caused by landing or from striking objects. Common diagnoses included fractures, sprains/strains, abrasions/contusions, and lacerations. More than half of reported injuries (57.7%) affected the patients' extremities. In this data, there appears to be a trend of increasing parkour injuries over time. Patients as young as 8years old have presented to emergency departments with parkour-related injuries in recent years.

CONCLUSIONS: Given the relatively severe injuries obtained by youth participants, more research is needed to guide injury prevention efforts. Understanding the nature of parkour-related injuries may help inform prevention efforts. However, more systematic monitoring of participation in parkour and related injuries is needed.

Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Inc.

Language: en

Keywords

Injury; NEISS; Recreation; Traceur