@article {Bayt361, author = {Demetria R Bayt and Teresa M Bell}, title = {Trends in paediatric sports-related injuries presenting to US emergency departments, 2001{\textendash}2013}, volume = {22}, number = {5}, pages = {361--364}, year = {2016}, doi = {10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041757}, publisher = {BMJ Publishing Group Ltd}, abstract = {This descriptive epidemiology study describes trends in paediatric sports-related injuries resulting from 21 selected sports presenting to US emergency departments (EDs) over a 13-year period. The study was a retrospective study using data from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission{\textquoteright}s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) for years 2001{\textendash}2013. Inclusion criteria included people in the NEISS for injuries related to one of the 21 selected sports and between the ages of 5 and 18 years. Frequencies and linear regressions were calculated using provided sample weights. The results indicated there was a statistically significant increase of 10 010 nationally estimated selected sports-related injuries per year. Football, basketball, soccer and baseball resulted in 74.7\% of the total national estimate for sports-related injuries presenting to US EDs for 2001{\textendash}2013 for children aged 5{\textendash}18 years. The results indicate that the number of paediatric sports-related injuries treated in US EDs has increased annually from 2001 to 2013.}, issn = {1353-8047}, URL = {https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/22/5/361}, eprint = {https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/22/5/361.full.pdf}, journal = {Injury Prevention} }