Mortality and Morbidity From Injuries in Sports and Recreation

摘要: Injuries from nonintentional causes resulted in 102,130 deaths the US population during 1981 (70). In this same year 70,214,976 persons required either medical attention or a day of restricted activity because injuries all (10). The known-and admittedly incomplete-impact, economic and otherwise, these included over 144 million bed days disabil­ ity, almost 493 activity, 14 lost school by children aged 6 to 16 years. adverse effects accounted for 8% office visits physicians 198 1 (60) 5 physician contacts per month (estimated) (18). Furthermore, an estimated annual total 2,587,140 potential years before age 65 (17). This figure is 50% greater than number life due malignant neoplasms diseases heart , two leading death US. current system classification coding cause morbidity does not permit description activities surrounding injury; therefore, accurate count athletics recreational possible. For example, person struck car killed would be classified as pedestrian fatality; there no way knowing International Classification Diseases rubric (i.e. E81O. 7-819.7) whether was while crossing street on work (nonrecreational), jogging park (recreational), running marathon (sport). only remedy problem