ABSTRACT: Trends in Concussion Incidence in High School Sports: A Prospective 11-Year Study.
Lincoln AE, Caswell SV, Almquist JL, Dunn RE, Norris JB, Hinton RY.
Sports Medicine Research Center, MedStar Health Research Institute, Baltimore, Maryland.
PURPOSE: To examine the incidence and relative risk of concussion in 12 high school boys' and girls' sports between academic years 1997-1998 and 2007-2008.
CONCLUSION: Although the collision sports of football and boys' lacrosse had the highest number of concussions and football the highest concussion rate, concussion occurred in all other sports and was observed in girls' sports at rates similar to or higher than those of boys' sports. The increase over time in all sports may reflect actual increased occurrence or greater coding sensitivity with widely disseminated guidance on concussion detection and treatment. The high-participation collision sports of football and boys' lacrosse warrant continued vigilance, but the findings suggest that focus on concussion detection, treatment, and prevention should not be limited to those sports traditionally associated with concussion risk.
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Ice hockey was not included in this report. The concussion rate for youth ice hockey is 26 per 1000athlete game hours.
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