Sports medicine: injury surveillance systems and sports safety statistics
Sports medicine professionals and sports medicine associations accessing
current injury surveillance systems for statistics on sports safety
are but a few of the potential end users who can benefit from a Comprehensive
Study of Sports Injuries in the U.S.
The descriptive quantification of injuries deriving from sports participation
can be found in this exhaustive study. Enhancing the analysis, sports
medicine researchers will find that sports injuries are classified (according
to degree of "severity") as four distinct levels.
Statistics are presented both in aggregate form (i.e. total sports
injuries) and by individual sport/activity, including various (net)
measurements. For sports medicine, this is the first national "numerator/denominator"
study since those conducted in the 1970's by Dr. Kenneth S. Clarke for
the CPSC.
Aside from sports medicine professionals, other potential end-users
researching injury surveillance systems for statistics on sports safety
include:
- Sports Medical Equipment Supply Companies
- Sporting Goods Product Manufacturers
- Protective Equipment Manufacturers
- Risk Management Consultants
- Insurance Carriers
- Trial Lawyers
- Sports Participation Venues
- Sports Spectatorship Facilities
