Table 2.

Catastrophic nonfatal catastrophic injuries by severity, July 2002-June 2017

	Injury Severitya				Total
	Serious		Nonfatal
	n	Row %	n	Row %	n	Row %
Sex
Female	26	53	23	47	49	100
Male	1	50	1	50	2	100
Injury month
January-March	12	55	10	46	22	100
April-June	2	33	4	67	6	100
July-September	4	67	2	33	6	100
October-December	9	53	8	47	17	100
Event
Competition	9	69	4	31	13	100
Practice	16	46	19	54	35	100
Other	0	0	1	100	1	100
Unknown	2	100	0	0	2	100
Level
College	8	62	5	38	13	100
High school	19	50	19	50	38	100
Body part injured
Brain/head	12	46	14	54	26	100
Cervical spine	12	71	5	29	17	100
Other	1	33	2	67	3	100
Other spine	2	40	3	60	5	100
Position
Base	1	25	3	75	4	100
Flyer	19	53	17	47	36	100
Tumbler	6	75	2	25	8	100
Unknown	1	33	2	67	3	100
Activity
General play	1	100	0	0	1	100
Basket toss	6	33	12	67	18	100
Pyramid	5	83	1	17	6	100
Any other team formation involving 3+ people	2	29	5	71	7	100
Two-person stunt (eg, shoulder stand)	4	80	1	20	5	100
Tumbling and floor routine	5	71	2	29	7	100
Other	3	50	3	50	6	100
Unknown	1	100	0	0	1	100
Type of ailment
Fracture	16	57	12	43	28	100
Other	3	50	3	50	6	100
Traumatic brain injury	5	42	7	58	12	100
Unknown	3	60	2	40	5	100

^aThere was 1 fatal injury resulting from a ruptured spleen to a high school–aged flyer who was performing a basket toss.