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Table 2 Characteristics of skateboarding-related injuries treated in US EDs by age group, 1990-2008

From: Epidemiology of skateboarding-related injuries sustained by children and adolescents 5-19 years of age and treated in US emergency departments: 1990 through 2008

 

Age group

 

5-10 y

11-14 y

15-19 y

Characteristic

National estimatea

% (95 % CI)b,c

National estimatea

% (95 % CI)b,c

National estimatea

% (95 % CI)b,c

Sex

241 491

100.0

550 575

100.0

434 661

100.0

  Boys

196 994

81.6 (80.2-83.0)

491 940

89.3 (88.5-90.2)

403 414

92.8 (92.1-93.6)

  Girls

44 496

18.4 (170-19.8)

58 635

10.6 (9.8-11.5)

31 247

7.2 (6.4-7.9)

Locale

147 118

100.0

335 768

100.0

269 856

100.0

  Home

76 419

51.9 (43.8-60.1)

130 372

38.8 (31.1-46.5)

74 002

27.4 (21.8-33.0)

  Street/highway

35 574

24.2 (18.7-29.7)

96 619

28.8 (22.2-35.3)

88 732

32.9 (25.8-39.9)

  Sports/recreation place

27 166

18.5 (13.4-23.5)

80 829

24.1 (19.1-29.1)

76 256

28.3 (22.5-34.0)

  School

1398

1.0 (0.6-1.3)

5661

1.7 (1.3-2.1)

8799

3.3 (1.6-4.9)

  Other

6561

4.5 (3.0-5.9)

22 287

6.6 (4.9-8.3)

22 068

8.2 (6.0-10.3)

Disposition

241 342

100.0

550 177

100.0

434 092

100.0

  Not hospitalized

235 166

97.4 (97.0-97.9)

530 385

96.4 (95.9-96.9)

422 065

97.2 (96.8-97.7)

  Hospitalized

6176

2.6 (2.1-3.0)

19 792

3.6 (3.1-4.1)

12 027

2.8 (2.3-3.2)

Body Part injured

241 318

100.0

549 391

100.0

433 751

100.0

  Upper extremityd

102 148

42.3 (40.5-44.2)

272 044

49.5 (48.2-50.8)

166 280

38.3 (36.7-40.0)

  Lower extremitye

43 622

18.1 (16.8-19.3)

162 688

29.6 (28.1-31.0)

182 414

42.1 (39.8-44.3)

  Facef

62 806

26.0 (24.1-28.0)

45 133

8.2 (7.6-8.8)

31 520

7.3 (6.5-8.1)

  Head or neck

23 814

9.9 (8.8-10.9)

40 832

7.4 (6.7-8.1)

31 094

7.2 (6.3-8.0)

  Trunk

8326

3.5 (2.7-4.2)

27 403

5.0 (4.6-5.4)

20 432

4.7 (4.2-5.2)

  Other

602

0.2 (0.1-0.4)

1332

0.2 (0.1-0.4)

2009

0.5 (0.3-0.7)

Diagnosis

241 073

100.0

550 346

100.0

434 212

100.0

  Fracture or dislocation

64 995

27.0 (24.5-29.4)

200 933

36.5 (34.5-38.5)

126 995

29.2 (27.1-31.4)

  Sprain or strain

28 025

11.6 (10.4-12.8)

128 665

23.4 (21.5-25.2)

146 808

33.8 (31.1-36.6)

  Soft tissue

56 348

23.4 (21.4-2.3)

111 613

20.3 (18.9-21.7)

77 266

17.8 (16.4-19.2)

  Laceration

66 582

27.6 (25.7-29.4)

61 660

11.2 (10.5-11.9)

47 280

10.9 (10.2-11.6)

  TBI

12 239

5.1 (4.1-6.0)

25 219

4.6 (3.9-5.2)

19 019

4.4 (3.5-5.3)

  Other

12 883

5.3 (4.4-6.3)

22 255

4.0 (3.0-5.1)

16 843

3.9 (2.8-5.0)

  1. aSome n values may differ due to missing data
  2. bPercentages may not total to 100.0 % due to rounding
  3. c95 % CIs constructed using sample weights based on the inverse probability of selection in SAS SURVEY procedures
  4. dUpper extremity included finger, hand, wrist, lower arm, elbow, and upper arm
  5. eLower extremity included toe, foot, ankle, lower leg, knee, and upper leg
  6. fFace included face, mouth, eyeball, and ears
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