Table 1.

Patient and Injury Characteristics of Cheerleading-Related Injuries Among Athletes Aged 5-25 Years Treated in US EDs, NEISS (2010-2019) ^a

Characteristic	No. of Cases	NE
		n (%) b	95% CI
Study sample	9868	350,000 (100)	250,000-450,000
Patient Characteristics
Age group, years c
5-11	1815	56,000 (16)	41,000-73,000
12-18	7704	280,000 (80)	200,000-360,000
19-25	349	14,000 (3.9)	10,000-17,000
Sex
Female	9644	340,000 (98)	250,000-440,000
Male	224	7900 (2.2)	5700-10,000
Injury Characteristics
Injury type
Sprain/strain	3731	130,000 (38)	96,000-170,000
Concussion/CHI	1632	58,000 (16)	42,000-74,000
Fracture	1200	42,000 (12)	31,000-54,000
Soft tissue	1103	38,000 (11)	28,000-49,000
Skin	236	8700 (2.5)	6300-11,000
Dislocation	194	6700 (1.9)	4900-8600
Other	1772	65,000 (18)	47,000-83,000
Body region injured
Head/neck	3065	110,000 (31)	79,000-140,000
Upper extremity	2773	100,000 (29)	74,000-130,000
Lower extremity	2773	95,000 (27)	69,000-120,000
Trunk	1111	39,000 (11)	28,000-50,000
Nonspecific	124	4800 (1.4)	3500-6100
Unknown	22	630 (0.18) d	460-810
Joint involvement
Ankle	1176	40,000 (11)	29,000-51,000
Knee	956	33,000 (9.5)	24,000-42,000
Wrist	666	25,000 (7.2)	18,000-51,000
Elbow	439	15,000 (4.4)	11,000-20,000
Disposition
Released from ED	9586	340,000 (97)	250,000-430,000
Admitted/transferred	228	8100 (2.3)	5900-10,000
Left against medical advice	53	2000 (0.56)	1400-2500
Dead on arrival to ED	1	4.8 (0.001) d	3.5-6.1

^a CHI, closed head injury; ED, emergency department; NE, national estimate; NEISS, National Electronic Injury Surveillance System.

^b Percentages may not sum to 100 and estimates may not sum to 350,000 because of rounding error.

^c Mean ± SD age was 14 ± 3.6 years.

^d Potentially unstable estimate.