Table 3. .
Injury Mechanisms of Head/Face/Neck Injuries in National Collegiate Athletics Association Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Players, 2009−2010 Through 2013−2014 Academic Yearsa
| Injury Mechanism |
Practice Injuries |
Competition Injuries |
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| No. (%) |
Rate per 1000 AEs (95% CI) |
% Severeb |
% NTLc |
No. (%) |
Rate per 1000 AEs (95% CI) |
% Severeb |
% NTLc |
|
| Men's ice hockey | ||||||||
| Player contact | 50 (52.1) | 0.23 (0.17, 0.30) | 22.0 | 26.0 | 301 (75.3) | 4.41 (3.91, 4.90) | 11.3 | 53.8 |
| Surface contact | 7 (7.3) | 0.03 (0.01, 0.06) | 28.6 | 14.3 | 24 (6.0) | 0.35 (0.21, 0.49) | 0.0 | 37.5 |
| Stick contact | 7 (7.3) | 0.03 (0.01, 0.06) | 0.0 | 100.0 | 17 (4.3) | 0.25 (0.13, 0.37) | 0.0 | 82.4 |
| Puck contact | 11 (11.5) | 0.05 (0.02, 0.08) | 0.0 | 54.5 | 9 (2.3) | 0.13 (0.05, 0.22) | 11.1 | 77.8 |
| Boards contact | 8 (8.3) | 0.04 (0.01, 0.06) | 25.0 | 12.5 | 31 (7.8) | 0.45 (0.29, 0.61) | 12.9 | 32.3 |
| Goal contact | 2 (2.1) | 0 | ||||||
| Other equipment contact | 0 | 5 (1.3) | 0.07 (0.01, 0.14) | 0.0 | 100.0 | |||
| Out-of-bound object contact | 0 | 3 (0.8) | ||||||
| Non-contact | 2 (2.1) | 0 | ||||||
| Overuse | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Illness/infection | 0 | 1 (0.3) | ||||||
| Unknown | 9 (9.4) | 0.04 (0.01, 0.07) | 33.3 | 22.2 | 9 (2.3) | 0.13 (0.05, 0.22) | 22.2 | 66.7 |
| Women's ice hockey | ||||||||
| Player contact | 12 (27.9) | 0.14 (0.06, 0.23) | 8.3 | 25.0 | 41 (46.6) | 1.37 (0.95, 1.79) | 14.6 | 12.2 |
| Surface contact | 9 (20.9) | 0.11 (0.04, 0.18) | 11.1 | 0.0 | 18 (20.5) | 0.60 (0.32, 0.88) | 16.7 | 22.2 |
| Stick contact | 1 (2.3) | 8 (9.1) | 0.27 (0.08, 0.45) | 0.0 | 75.0 | |||
| Puck contact | 6 (14.0) | 0.07 (0.01, 0.13) | 0.0 | 16.7 | 0 | |||
| Boards contact | 2 (4.7) | 7 (8.0) | 0.23 (0.06, 0.41) | 14.3 | 14.3 | |||
| Goal contact | 0 | 4 (4.5) | ||||||
| Other equipment contact | 1 (2.3) | 0 | ||||||
| Out-of-bound object contact | 2 (4.7) | 5 (5.7) | 0.17 (0.02, 0.31) | 0.0 | 40.0 | |||
| Non-contact | 4 (9.3) | 0 | ||||||
| Overuse | 1 (2.3) | 0 | ||||||
| Illness/Infection | 2 (4.7) | 0 | ||||||
| Unknown | 3 (7.0) | 5 (5.7) | 0.17 (0.02, 0.31) | 20.0 | 20.0 | |||
Abbreviations: AE, athlete-exposure; CI, confidence interval; NTL, non-time loss.
a
Note: Rates, % severe, % NTL injuries were not calculated for injuries with counts <5.
b
Severe injuries defined as those resulting in participation restriction of more than 3 weeks or a premature end to the season.
c
NTL injuries defined as those resulting in participation restriction of less than 24 hours.