Table 2 Severity measures associated with sports/recreational injuries: regional rural injury study‐II, 1999.
| Severity measure | Children | Adults | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |||||
| No | % | No | % | No | % | No | % | |
| Hospital admission | ||||||||
| No | 404 | 96.0 | 239 | 97.2 | 45 | 91.8 | 17 | 100 |
| Yes | 17 | 4.0 | 7 | 2.8 | 4 | 8.2 | 0 | – |
| Care location* | ||||||||
| None | 31 | 7.4 | 19 | 7.7 | 4 | 8.2 | 4 | 23.5 |
| Doctor's office | 193 | 45.8 | 130 | 52.8 | 19 | 38.8 | 8 | 47.1 |
| Hospital emergency room | 136 | 32.3 | 68 | 27.6 | 16 | 32.7 | 4 | 23.5 |
| Hospital in‐patient | 17 | 4.0 | 7 | 2.8 | 4 | 8.2 | 0 | – |
| Dentist's office | 11 | 2.6 | 6 | 2.4 | 2 | 4.1 | 0 | – |
| Chiropractor's office | 32 | 7.6 | 18 | 7.3 | 11 | 22.4 | 2 | 11.8 |
| At scene of injury | 22 | 5.2 | 11 | 4.5 | 2 | 4.1 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Other healthcare facility | 26 | 6.2 | 13 | 5.3 | 1 | 2.0 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Length of restricted activities | ||||||||
| No restriction | 63 | 15.0 | 26 | 10.6 | 8 | 16.3 | 0 | – |
| >0 h to <4 h | 16 | 3.8 | 17 | 6.9 | 2 | 4.1 | 0 | – |
| 4 h to <1 day | 38 | 9.0 | 20 | 8.1 | 10 | 20.4 | 2 | 11.8 |
| 1 day to <7 days | 131 | 31.1 | 62 | 25.2 | 11 | 22.4 | 3 | 17.6 |
| 7 days to < 14 days | 47 | 11.2 | 33 | 13.4 | 5 | 10.2 | 2 | 11.8 |
| 14 days to <1 month | 57 | 13.5 | 32 | 13.0 | 4 | 8.2 | 2 | 11.8 |
| 1 month to <3 months | 53 | 12.6 | 46 | 18.7 | 7 | 14.3 | 6 | 35.3 |
| 3 months+ | 16 | 3.8 | 10 | 4.1 | 2 | 4.1 | 2 | 11.8 |
| Any lost agricultural work time | ||||||||
| No | 265 | 62.9 | 180 | 73.2 | 31 | 63.3 | 9 | 52.9 |
| Yes | 156 | 37.1 | 66 | 26.8 | 18 | 36.7 | 8 | 47.1 |
| Lost agricultural work time | ||||||||
| None | 265 | 62.9 | 180 | 73.2 | 31 | 63.3 | 9 | 52.9 |
| >0 h to <4 h | 3 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | – | 1 | 5.9 |
| 4 h to <1 day | 9 | 2.1 | 3 | 1.2 | 6 | 12.2 | 0 | – |
| 1 day to <7 days | 62 | 14.7 | 22 | 8.9 | 6 | 12.2 | 2 | 11.8 |
| 7 days to <14 days | 19 | 4.5 | 15 | 6.1 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 11.8 |
| 14 days to <1 month | 35 | 8.3 | 10 | 4.1 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1 month to <3 months | 22 | 5.2 | 14 | 5.7 | 4 | 8.2 | 3 | 17.6 |
| 3 months+ | 6 | 1.4 | 0 | – | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | – |
| Missing/unknown/refused | 0 | – | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| Any other lost work time | ||||||||
| No | 401 | 95.2 | 229 | 93.1 | 45 | 91.8 | 12 | 70.6 |
| Yes | 20 | 4.8 | 17 | 6.9 | 4 | 8.2 | 5 | 29.4 |
| Other lost work time | ||||||||
| None | 401 | 95.2 | 229 | 93.1 | 45 | 91.8 | 12 | 70.6 |
| >0 h to <4 h | 0 | – | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 4 h to <1 day | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | – |
| 1 day to <7 days | 10 | 2.4 | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 4.1 | 3 | 17.6 |
| 7 days to <14 days | 0 | – | 4 | 1.6 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | – |
| 14 days to <1 month | 2 | 0.5 | 3 | 1.2 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1 month to <3 months | 5 | 1.2 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | – | 1 | 5.9 |
| 3 months+ | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5.9 |
| Missing/unknown/refused | 0 | – | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| Persistent problems | ||||||||
| No | 368 | 87.4 | 214 | 87.0 | 35 | 71.4 | 11 | 64.7 |
| Yes | 53 | 12.6 | 31 | 12.6 | 14 | 28.6 | 6 | 35.3 |
| Missing/unknown/refused | 0 | – | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
Children are defined as <20 years of age and adults as ⩾20 years of age.
*Multiple responses possible.