Table 3.
Types of hospitalized sports-related injuries among children aged 5 to 15 years in NSW, Australia, 2005–2013
| Type of injury | All N = 21,346a n (%)b |
5–8 years N = 2,015a n (%)b |
9–12 years N = 4,426a n (%)b |
13–15 years N = 14,905a n (%)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fractures | 13,781 (64.6) | 1412 (70.1) | 2920 (66.0) | 9449 (63.4) |
| Dislocations | 2228 (10.4) | 102 (5.1) | 332 (7.5) | 1794 (12) |
| Traumatic brain injury | 2173 (10.2) | 156 (7.7) | 406 (9.2) | 1611 (10.8) |
| Open wounds | 1088 (5.1) | 183 (9.1) | 272 (6.1) | 633 (4.2) |
| Superficial | 835 (3.9) | 81 (4.0) | 195 (4.4) | 559 (3.8) |
| Muscle or joints | 767 (3.6) | 47 (2.3) | 154 (3.5) | 566 (3.8) |
| Internal organ | 256 (1.2) | 12 (0.6) | 30 (0.7) | 214 (1.4) |
| Ocular | 189 (0.9) | 18 (0.9) | 37 (0.8) | 134 (0.9) |
| Nerve or spinal cord | 104 (0.5) | 11 (0.5) | 20 (0.5) | 73 (0.5) |
| Dental | 50 (0.2) | 8 (0.4) | 16 (0.4) | 26 (0.2) |
| Blood vessel | 13 (0.1) | – | – | 11 (0.1) |
| Foreign body | 5 (< 0.1) | – | – | – |
aRepresents total recorded injuries (one hospitalization may include multiple injuries)
bPercentages do not add to 100 due to recorded unspecified type (not presented); − indicate <5 injuries