Table 2: Estimated counts of injury characteristics by diagnosis, body area, and MOI by event.
|
|
Shotput |
Discus |
Javelin |
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|
Variable |
Na |
(95% CI)a |
%b |
Na |
(95% CI)a |
%b |
Na |
(95% CI)a |
%b |
|
Injury Diagnosis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Laceration |
486 |
(149-823) |
5.7 |
980 |
(507-1452) |
17.5 |
785 |
(321-1248) |
44.9 |
|
Soft Tissue |
1899 |
(1230-2568) |
22.4 |
1044 |
(552-1536) |
18.7 |
91 |
(50-232) |
5.2 |
|
Fracture or Dislocation |
896 |
(458-1334) |
10.6 |
636 |
(258-1013) |
11.4 |
43 |
(4-90) |
2.5 |
|
Strain or Sprain |
2992 |
(2187-3796) |
35.3 |
1457 |
(852-2063) |
26.1 |
603 |
(254-952) |
34.5 |
|
Other |
2200 |
(1496-2905) |
26.0 |
1471 |
(870-2071) |
26.3 |
227 |
(2-457) |
13.0 |
|
Injured Body Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Head or Neck |
1540 |
(932-2148) |
18.2 |
2532 |
(1785-3279) |
45.3 |
98 |
(45-241) |
5.6 |
|
Upper Extremity |
3051 |
(2246-3855) |
36.0 |
928 |
(444-1412) |
16.6 |
518 |
(183-853) |
29.6 |
|
Trunk |
1360 |
(810-1911) |
16.1 |
650 |
(246-1054) |
11.6 |
161 |
(0-352) |
9.2 |
|
Lower Extremity |
2522 |
(1771-3273) |
29.8 |
1476 |
(885-2068) |
26.4 |
972 |
(482-1463) |
55.6 |
|
Mechanism of Injury (MOI) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Body Stressing or Overuse |
2155 |
(1446-2863) |
25.4 |
549 |
(188-911) |
9.8 |
141 |
(47-328) |
8.0 |
|
Falls, Slips, or Trips |
225 |
(13-437) |
2.7 |
172 |
(0-376) |
3.1 |
86 |
(0-228) |
4.9 |
|
Contact |
3226 |
(2397-4055) |
38.1 |
3344 |
(2501-4188) |
59.9 |
836 |
(370-1301) |
47.8 |
|
Abnormal Body Positioning |
1183 |
(640-1727) |
14.0 |
740 |
(295-1184) |
13.2 |
341 |
(86-596) |
19.5 |
|
Unspecified |
1684 |
(1084-2284) |
19.9 |
781 |
(335-1227) |
14.0 |
345 |
(71-619) |
19.7 |
aData reported as national estimates, which were calculated by applying statistical weights provided by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System to actual case counts; bSome categories are not equal to 100%, due to rounding.
MOI: Mechanism of Injury; CI: Confidence Interval