@article{ref1,
title="High school football injury rates and services by athletic trainer employment status",
journal="Journal of athletic training",
year="2016",
author="Kerr, Zachary Y. and Lynall, Robert and Mauntel, Timothy C. and Dompier, Thomas P.",
volume="51",
number="1",
pages="70-73",
abstract="CONTEXT:   Reported injury rates and services in sports injury surveillance may be influenced by the employment setting of the certified athletic trainers (ATs) reporting these data. <br><br>OBJECTIVE:   To determine whether injury rates and the average number of AT services per injury in high school American football varied by AT employment status. <br><br>DESIGN:   Cross-sectional study. SETTING:   We used data from the National Athletic Treatment, Injury, and Outcomes Network (NATION) and surveyed ATs about their employment setting. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS:   Forty-four responding ATs (37.9% of all National Athletic Treatment, Injury, and Outcomes Network participants) worked at high schools with football programs and were included in this study. Fourteen ATs were full-time employees of the high school, and 30 ATs were employed as outreach ATs (ie, full-time and part-time ATs from nearby clinics, hospitals, and graduate school programs). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:   We calculated injury rates per 1000 athlete-exposures and average number of AT services per injury. <br><br>RESULTS:   Reported injury rates and services per injury were greater among full-time school employees compared with outreach ATs. However, injury rates did not differ when restricted to time-loss injuries only. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS:   Our findings suggest that ATs who are full-time school employees may be able to identify and care for more patients with injuries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1062-6050",
doi="10.4085/1062-6050-51.3.02",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-51.3.02"
}