2016
Epidemiology of Sports-Related Eye Injuries in the United States
Haring R, Sheffield I, Canner J, Schneider E. Epidemiology of Sports-Related Eye Injuries in the United States. JAMA Ophthalmology 2016, 134: 1382-1390. PMID: 27812702, DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2016.4253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSports-related ocular traumaOcular traumaEye injuriesPrimary diagnosisSports-related eye injuriesSports-related ocular injuriesNationwide Emergency Department SampleEmergency Department BurdenEpidemiology of SportOdds of presentationFootball-related injuriesMechanism of injuryLong-term outcomesEmergency Department SampleCross-sectional studyType of injuryAir gun injuriesED visitsOcular injuriesAnnual incidenceLifelong sequelaeMAIN OUTCOMEGun injuriesImpaired visionInjuryTackling 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
2015
Trends in incidence and severity of sports-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the emergency department, 2006–2011
Haring R, Canner J, Asemota A, George B, Selvarajah S, Haider A, Schneider E. Trends in incidence and severity of sports-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the emergency department, 2006–2011. Brain Injury 2015, 29: 989-992. PMID: 25962926, DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2015.1033014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSports-related traumatic brain injuryTraumatic brain injuryEmergency departmentHospitalization ratesAbbreviated Injury Severity ScoreNationwide Emergency Department SampleInjury Severity ScoreEmergency Department SampleHigh school age groupsAbsolute annual numberSchool age groupED visitsPayer statusInpatient admissionsSeverity scoreBrain injuryMedical attentionInjury severityAge 65Age groupsYoung athletesAge 15