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Injuries during physical activity in school children
Author(s) -
Sundblad Gunilla,
Saartok Tönu,
Engström LarsMagnus,
Renström Per
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.575
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1600-0838
pISSN - 0905-7188
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2004.00419.x
Subject(s) - physical education , medicine , ninth , injury prevention , physical therapy , suicide prevention , sports medicine , poison control , physical activity , occupational safety and health , incidence (geometry) , human factors and ergonomics , family medicine , pediatrics , psychology , medical emergency , medical education , physics , pathology , acoustics , optics
During the spring of 2001, 1975 children, from grades 3, 6 and 9 participated in a nationwide, multidisciplinary collaboration study. The students came from randomly selected classes throughout Sweden, representing different geographical and socio‐economic areas. The aim of this study was to collect and evaluate self‐reported injuries and associated factors during various physical activities as recalled retrospectively for 3 months by the students. Every sixth student ( n =299 or 16%) reported 306 injuries. Twice as many girls than boys were injured during physical education class. Ninth‐grade students reported relatively more injuries during organized sports than during physical education class and leisure activities. There were no age or gender differences in incidence rate during leisure activities. Most injuries were minor, as 70% were back in physical activity within a week. Half of the students (50%) reported that they previously had injured the same body part. Primary care of the injured student was, with the exception of a family member, most often carried out by the physical education teacher or coach, which accentuates the importance of continuous sports medicine first aid education for this group.