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. 2019 Jan;54(1):30–41. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-200-17

Table 7.

Number of Injuries and Injury Rates by Activity During Injury and Type of Athlete-Exposure in High School Boys' and Collegiate Men's Lacrossea

Surveillance System and Activity During Injury
Practices
Competitions
Injuries in Sample, No. (%)
Injury Rate/1000 Athlete-Exposures (95% Confidence Interval)
Injuries in Sample, No. (%)
Injury Rate/1000 Athlete-Exposures (95% Confidence Interval)
HS RIO (2008–2009 through 2013–2014)
 Ball handling 24 (4.8) 0.05 (0.03, 0.07) 56 (6.9) 0.28 (0.20, 0.35)
 Blocking 17 (3.4) 0.04 (0.0, 0.05) 11 (1.4) 0.05 (0.02, 0.09)
 Conditioning 57 (11.3) 0.12 (0.09, 0.16) 0 0.00
 Defending 44 (8.7) 0.10 (0.07, 0.12) 80 (9.8) 0.39 (0.31, 0.48)
 Faceoff 2 (0.4) <0.01 (0.00, 0.01) 21 (2.6) 0.10 (0.06, 0.15)
 General play 248 (49.3) 0.54 (0.47, 0.61) 401 (49.3) 1.97 (1.78, 2.16)
 Goaltending 20 (4.0) 0.04 (0.02, 0.06) 33 (4.1) 0.16 (0.11, 0.22)
 Loose ball 46 (9.1) 0.10 (0.07, 0.13) 82 (10.1) 0.40 (0.32, 0.49)
 Passing 13 (2.6) 0.03 (0.01, 0.04) 31 (3.8) 0.15 (0.10, 0.21)
 Receiving pass 13 (2.6) 0.03 (0.01, 0.04) 43 (5.3) 0.21 (0.15, 0.27)
 Shooting 19 (3.8) 0.04 (0.02, 0.06) 55 (6.8) 0.27 (0.20, 0.34)
NCAA-ISP (2004–2005 through 2013–2014)
 Ball handling 121 (10.7) 0.37 (0.30, 0.43) 97 (13.6) 1.58 (1.27, 1.90)
 Blocking 17 (1.5) 0.05 (0.03, 0.08) 8 (1.1) 0.13 (0.04, 0.22)
 Conditioning 101 (8.9) 0.31 (0.25, 0.37) 1 (0.1) 0.02 (0.00, 0.05)
 Defending 168 (14.9) 0.51 (0.43, 0.59) 126 (17.6) 2.06 (1.70, 2.42)
 Faceoff 13 (1.2) 0.04 (0.02, 0.06) 30 (4.2) 0.49 (0.31, 0.67)
 General play 492 (43.5) 1.50 (1.36, 1.63) 238 (33.2) 3.89 (3.39, 4.38)
 Goaltending 39 (3.5) 0.12 (0.08, 0.16) 10 (1.4) 0.16 (0.06, 0.26)
 Loose ball 74 (6.6) 0.23 (0.17, 0.28) 94 (13.1) 1.53 (1.22, 1.85)
 Passing 13 (1.2) 0.04 (0.02, 0.06) 19 (2.7) 0.31 (0.17, 0.45)
 Receiving pass 24 (2.1) 0.07 (0.04, 0.10) 20 (2.8) 0.33 (0.18, 0.47)
 Shooting 68 (6.0) 0.21 (0.16, 0.26) 73 (10.2) 1.19 (0.92, 1.47)

Abbreviations: HS RIO, High School Reporting Information Online; NCAA-ISP, National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance Program.

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Activity excluded 91 injuries reported in HS RIO and 36 injuries reported in the NCAA-ISP due to missing data or athletic trainer reporting Other or Unknown. Percentages may not add up to 100.0 due to rounding error. High school data originated from HS RIO surveillance data, 2008–2009 through 2013–2014; collegiate data originated from the NCAA-ISP surveillance data, 2004–2005 through 2013–2014. Injuries included in the analysis were those that (1) occurred during a sanctioned practice or competition; (2) were evaluated or treated (or both) by an athletic trainer, physician, or other health care professional; and (3) restricted the student-athlete from participation for at least 24 hours past the day of injury. All concussions, fractures, and dental injuries were included in the analysis, regardless of time loss. Data may include multiple injuries that occurred at 1 injury event.