@article{ref1,
title="Emergency department visits for sports- and recreation-related traumatic brain injuries among children - United States, 2010-2016",
journal="MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report",
year="2019",
author="Sarmiento, Kelly and Thomas, Karen E. and Daugherty, Jill and Waltzman, Dana and Haarbauer-Krupa, Juliet K. and Peterson, Alexis B. and Haileyesus, Tadesse and Breiding, Matthew J.",
volume="68",
number="10",
pages="237-242",
abstract="Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), including concussions, are at the forefront of public concern about athletic injuries sustained by children. Caused by an impact to the head or body, a TBI can lead to emotional, physiologic, and cognitive sequelae in children (1). Physiologic factors (such as a child's developing nervous system and thinner cranial bones) might place children at increased risk for TBI (2,3). A previous study demonstrated that 70% of emergency department (ED) visits for sports- and recreation-related TBIs (SRR-TBIs) were among children (4). Because surveillance data can help develop prevention efforts, CDC analyzed data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP)* by examining SRR-TBI ED visits during 2010-2016. An average of 283,000 children aged <18 years sought care in EDs each year for SRR-TBIs, with overall rates leveling off in recent years. The highest rates were among males and children aged 10-14 and 15-17 years. TBIs sustained in contact sports accounted for approximately 45% of all SRR-TBI ED visits. Activities associated with the highest number of ED visits were football, bicycling, basketball, playground activities, and soccer. Limiting player-to-player contact and rule changes that reduce risk for collisions are critical to preventing TBI in contact and limited-contact sports. If a TBI does occur, effective diagnosis and management can promote positive health outcomes among children.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0149-2195",
doi="10.15585/mmwr.mm6810a2",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6810a2"
}