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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2018 Apr 4;197:241–248.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.01.075

Table III.

Classification of SRR injuries by level of contact (N = 1060)

n
% Group
% Sample
Limited contact* n
% Group
% Sample
Noncontact*
n
% Group
% Sample
Undetermined* n
% Group
% Sample
Contacts or collisions* 605 100 57.1 266 100 25.1 53 100 5.0 136 100 12.8
Football 169 27.9 15.9 Cheerleading 47 17.7 4.4 Swimming 10 18.9 0.9 Playing 41 30.1 3.9
Soccer 156 25.8 14.7 Baseball 30 11.3 2.8 Dancing 8 15.1 0.8 Gym class 38 27.9 3.6
Basketball 103 17.0 9.7 Volleyball 23 8.6 2.2 Swinging 7 13.2 0.7 Playground 22 16.2 2.1
Ice hockey/hockey 57 9.4 5.4 Bike riding 23 8.6 2.2 Monkey bars 5 9.4 0.5 Recess 19 14.0 1.8
Lacrosse 45 7.4 4.2 Softball 21 7.9 2.0 Track 4 7.5 0.4 Nonspecified 6 4.4 0.6
Wrestling 26 4.3 2.5 Gymnastics 14 5.3 1.3 Tennis 3 5.7 0.3 Playing outside 4 2.9 0.4
Field hockey 22 3.6 2.1 Snowboarding 14 5.3 1.3 Running 3 5.7 0.3 Rip stick 2 1.5 0.3
Rugby 11 1.8 1.0 Ice skating 10 3.8 0.9 Hunting 2 3.8 0.2 Other 3 2.2 0.3
Water polo 3 0.5 0.3 Sledding 10 3.8 0.9 Roller coaster 2 3.8 0.2
Martial arts 3 0.5 0.3 Skiing 9 3.4 0.8 Zipline 2 3.8 0.2
Diving 2 0.3 0.2 Equestrian 7 2.6 0.7 Other§ 7 13.2 0.7
Floor hockey 2 0.3 0.2 Skateboarding 6 2.3 0.6
Street hockey 2 0.3 0.2 Dodgeball 5 1.9 0.5
Other 4 0.1 0.4 Kickball 5 1.9 0.5
Trampoline 5 1.9 0.5
Squash 4 1.5 0.4
Go carts 4 1.5 0.4
Flag football 3 1.1 0.3
Bouncy house 3 1.1 0.3
Rollerskating 3 1.1 0.3
Playing tag 2 0.1 0.2
Wallball 2 0.1 0.2
Other 16 6.0 1.5
*

Definition: Contact or collision sports: Athletes purposely hit or collide with each other or with the ground, includes consistent, frequent or inadvertent contact; limited contact: contact with other athletes or inanimate objects is infrequent and/or inadvertent; noncontact: does not involve contact or inadvertent contact; undetermined: unclear about the level of contact.

Other in contact or collision include bumper cars, floor hockey in gym class, paintball, and wrestling (playing).

Other in limited contact group include fencing, back flips, dirt bike riding, flipping, frisbee, kickball in gym class, laser tag, pogo stick, riding quad, scooter, surfing, tether ball, touch football, tubing, and whiffle ball.

§

Other in noncontact group include crew, colorguard, kayaking, pull ups, running around, sailing, and tubing.

Other in undetermined group include exercising, sliding board, and physical activity at school.