@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiology of soccer-related head injury in children 5-14 years in Victoria, Australia",
journal="Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health",
year="2020",
author="Smith, Amy E. and Krejany, Catherine and Jiwa, Moyez",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="AIM: Our aim was to use epidemiological data to determine the incidence of soccer-related head injuries in children aged 5-14 years who presented at emergency departments (EDs) or were admitted in hospitals in Victoria, Australia.   METHODS: ED presentation and hospital admission de-identified aggregate data were from the Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit. Soccer participation data were compared with the soccer-related head injury data to determine the incidence of this injury among these children.   RESULTS: The incidence of ED presentations was 0.17% of children participating in soccer during the study period (financial years 2011-2012 to 2015-2016). The 10-14-years age group presented with more head injuries than the 5-9-years age group. For the admissions data, soccer had a significantly lower (P = 0.0379) incidence of head injury when compared with 'sport as a whole'.   CONCLUSIONS: The low incidence of soccer-related head injuries presenting to an ED or admission to hospital is consistent with international findings.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1034-4810",
doi="10.1111/jpc.15114",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15114"
}