SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1994
STP12799S

A Summary of Head and Neck Injuries in Collegiate Athletics Using the NCAA Injury Surveillance System.

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The NCAA Injury Surveillance System (ISS) was used to evaluate head and neck injuries in twelve intercollegiate sports for 3–6 years through the 1990 season. Sports were categorized as those with and without mandated head protection. Prevalence of head and neck injuries were expressed as both a percentage of all reported injuries in a specific sport (%) as well as an injury rate (IR). In addition the primary injury mechanism was noted. Concussions were also listed as a percentage of all reported injuries in a sport and as an injury rate. Of the sports with no head protection, field hockey, men's soccer and women's soccer had the highest prevalence of head injuries and concussions expressed as both % or IR. Ice hockey and football had the highest head injury values of the sports with head protection. Wrestling and football showed the highest % and IR for neck injury.

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Dick, RW
National Collegiate Athletics Association, Overland Park, Kansas
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Developed by Committee: F08
Pages: 13–19
DOI: 10.1520/STP12799S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5282-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-1886-7