Sports
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. households with school-age children have at least one child who plays organized sports. While the risk of physical injury is inherent in sports participation, children are especially susceptible to these injuries because they are still growing and gaining motor and cognitive skills. More than 3.5 million children ages 14 and under receive medical treatment for sports injuries each year. The majority of these injuries are from falls, collisions, overexertion or being struck by an object, and they usually occur during unorganized or informal sports activities. Sports injuries account for approximately 55 percent of nonfatal injuries at school. Death among children during participation in sports activities is rare. Injuries associated with participation in sports and recreational activities account for 21 percent of all traumatic brain injuries among children, with brain injury as the leading cause of sports-related death. Reference:
Safe Kids USA
www.usa.safekids.org