TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Epidemiology of soccer-related head injury in children 5-14 years in Victoria, Australia
JO  - Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
A1  - Smith, Amy E.
A1  - Krejany, Catherine
A1  - Jiwa, Moyez
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1034-4810
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15114
ID  - ref1
ER  -