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Skateboarding-related injuries treated in US emergency departments, 1990-2008


Tuesday, November 5, 2013 : 1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Lara B. McKenzie, PhD, MA, Center for Injury Research and Policy, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
Erica Fletcher, MPH, Center for Injury Research and Policy, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
Nick Nelson, RN, MPH, Center for Injury Research and Policy, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
Kristin Roberts, MS, MPH, The Center for Injury Research and Policy, The Research Insitute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
Elizabeth G. Klein, PhD, MPH, Division of Health Behavior & Health Promotion, Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus, OH
Objective: To examine comprehensively the patterns and trends of pediatric skateboarding-related injuries in the United States.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted by using data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System for children and adolescents 5-19 years of age treated in emergency departments for an injuries associated with skateboards.

Results: An estimated 1 226 868 children (95% CI: 948 733—1 505 003) were treated in emergency departments for skateboarding-related injuries during the study period, an average of 68 159 cases per year.

Conclusions: Due to the continued popularity and participation in skateboarding, strict adherence to recommendations for helmet and protective equipment use is warranted. Skateboarding-related injuries continue to be an important source of injury for children and adolescents.

Learning Areas:

Epidemiology

Learning Objectives:
Describe the patterns and trends of pediatric skateboarding-related injuries in the United States.

Keyword(s): Injury, Physical Activity

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been the principal or co-principal of multiple federally funded grants focusing on injuries to children and adolescents. Among my scientific interests has been the surveillance of sports/activity and consumer product-related injuries treated in US emergency departments.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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