Table 4.
Counts of Injuries Requiring Emergency Transport Among Collegiate and High School Student-Athletes by Injury Mechanisma
| Injury Mechanism |
College, No. (%) |
High School, No. (%) |
Collegiate Versus High School Injury Proportion Ratio (95% CI) |
||||||
| Football |
All Other Sports |
All Sports |
Football |
All Other Sports |
All Sports |
Football |
All Other Sports |
All Sports |
|
| Ball/puck contact | 3 (2.5) | 27 (12.4) | 30 (8.8) | 0 | 3 (5.3) | 3 (2.1) | NA | 2.35 (0.74, 7.48) | 4.31 (1.34, 13.89)b |
| Bat/stick contact | 0 | 2 (0.9) | 2 (0.6) | 0 | 1 (1.8) | 1 (0.7) | NA | 0.52 (0.05, 5.67) | 0.86 (0.08, 9.43) |
| Illness/Infection | 6 (5.0) | 11 (5.0) | 17 (5.0) | 3 (3.4) | 0 | 3 (2.1) | 1.47 (0.38, 5.72) | NA | 2.44 (0.73, 8.2) |
| Noncontact | 21 (17.4) | 24 (11.0) | 45 (13.3) | 10 (11.2) | 8 (14.0) | 18 (12.3) | 1.54 (0.77, 3.12) | 0.78 (0.37, 1.65) | 1.08 (0.65, 1.79) |
| Other contact | 0 | 22 (10.1) | 22 (6.5) | 1 (1.1) | 4 (7.0) | 5 (3.4) | NA | 1.44 (0.52, 4.01) | 1.89 (0.73, 4.91) |
| Overuse | 1 (0.8) | 10 (4.6) | 11 (3.2) | 1 (1.1) | 0 | 1 (0.7) | 0.74 (0.05, 11.6) | NA | 4.74 (0.62, 36.36) |
| Player contact | 70 (57.9) | 71 (32.6) | 141 (41.6) | 62 (69.7) | 18 (31.6) | 80 (54.8) | 0.83 (0.68, 1.02) | 1.03 (0.67, 1.58) | 0.76 (0.63, 0.92)b |
| Surface contact | 17 (14.0) | 39 (17.9) | 56 (16.5) | 6 (6.7) | 14 (24.6) | 20 (13.7) | 2.08 (0.86, 5.07) | 0.73 (0.43, 1.25) | 1.21 (0.75, 1.93) |
| Other/unknown | 3 (2.5) | 12 (5.5) | 15 (4.4) | 6 (6.7) | 9 (15.8) | 15 (10.3) | 0.37 (0.09, 1.43) | 0.35 (0.15, 0.79)b | 0.43 (0.22, 0.86)b |
| Total | 121 (100.0) | 218 (100.0) | 339 (100.0) | 89 (100.0) | 57 (100.0) | 146 (100.0) | NA | NA | NA |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; NA, not applicable.
a
Collegiate data originated from the National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance Program (2009–2010 through 2014–2015) and high school data from the National Athletic Treatment, Injury and Outcomes Network (2011–2012 through 2013–2014).
b
Statistically significant 95% CI.