Tackling causes and costs of ED presentation for American football injuries: a population-level study
Smart BJ, Haring RS, Asemota AO, Scott JW, Canner JK, Nejim BJ, George BP, Alsulaim H, Kirsch TD, Schneider EB. Tackling causes and costs of ED presentation for American football injuries: a population-level study. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 34: 1198-1204. PMID: 27185745, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.02.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFootball-related injuriesAmerican tackle footballAge groupsED presentationsED treatmentNationwide Emergency Department SampleClinical Modification diagnosis codesTackle footballAmerican football injuriesPrimary International ClassificationEmergency department treatmentMean hospital lengthPediatric age groupSprains/strainsLong-term outcomesMean total chargesEmergency Department SamplePatterns of injuryMajor therapeutic interventionPrevious epidemiologic studiesStandard descriptive methodsCross-sectional overviewFootball playersED dischargeHospital length