Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 15-21, January 2011

Trends in hospitalised sport/leisure injuries in New South Wales, Australia—Implications for the targetting of population-focussed preventive sports medicine efforts

  • Caroline F. Finch

      Affiliations

    • School of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, University of Ballarat, Australia
    • NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Rebecca Mitchell

      Affiliations

    • NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia
    • ,
  • Soufiane Boufous

      Affiliations

    • NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia
    • The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Australia

Received 15 December 2009; received in revised form 15 February 2010; accepted 30 March 2010. published online 09 July 2010.

Abstract 

Sport/leisure injuries are a population health issue in Australia. Over 2003–2004 to 2007–2008, the rate of sport/leisure injury NSW hospitalisations was 195.5/100,000 residents. Males and children/young people had consistently highest rates of hospitalisation. There was no significant decline in rates over this period and no change in the profiles of the types of sport/leisure injuries. The extent to which effective preventive programs have been developed and implemented needs to be determined as current programs do not seem to be impacting on hospitalisation rates. Medical/health promotion agencies and sports bodies need to jointly formulate and implement policies to reduce sport/leisure injuries. This is one of the most significant challenges facing sports medicine professionals today.

Keywords: Sports injury, Injury hospitalisations, Injury prevention

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PII: S1440-2440(10)00119-2

doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2010.03.009

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 15-21, January 2011

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