The table presents data on different kinds of sports which causes injuries in those aged 15 year old and older leading to emergency department for treatment.
Overall, Australian football had the highest number of injuries while volleyball was inferior among the other sports. Rugby had the largest rate of hospital admissions for emergency treatment and Hockey had more injured players during competition or practice. The Achilles tendon is the most likely to sustain damage from all sports.
The Australian football has the most number of injuries with 10, 122 and almost the same with the combined affliction of Soccer, Rugby and Cricket. Moreover, Netball is the sixth leading injury prone sports with 3, 098. Meanwhile, Hockey had about three times also four times than Martial Arts. The squash and volleyball are the last with the least injuries. However, the proportion of the sports injuries is related to the total number of Australian football at 24. 5% having about 12 times the numbers of volleyball.
It varies when it comes to hospital admissions, Rugby had the largest rate at 10. 9% that that of the rate of Volleyball with 2. 2% along with Netball at 2. 5%, Hockey at 3. 2% and Basketball at 4. 1% below that of Cricket and Martial Arts rates. Australian football and Soccer were both under Rugby but squash had high rates of admissions despite low injuries to 6. 4% verses 1. 9%
As to the place of damage, Achilles tendons had the most proportion of injury with 37% followed by shoulder injuries at 21% exceeding head and elbow at 13%. Knee affliction were the lowest at 2% less.
The table presents data on
different
kinds of
sports
which causes
injuries
in those aged 15 year
old
and older leading to emergency department for treatment.
Overall
, Australian
football
had the highest
number
of
injuries
while volleyball was inferior among the other
sports
.
Rugby
had the largest
rate
of hospital admissions for emergency treatment and Hockey had more injured players during competition or practice. The Achilles tendon is the most likely to sustain damage from all sports.
The Australian
football
has the most
number
of
injuries
with 10, 122 and almost the same with the combined affliction of Soccer,
Rugby
and Cricket.
Moreover
, Netball is the sixth leading
injury
prone
sports
with 3, 098. Meanwhile, Hockey had about three times
also
four
times
than Martial Arts. The squash and volleyball are the last with the least
injuries
.
However
, the proportion of the
sports
injuries
is related
to the total
number
of Australian
football
at 24. 5% having about 12 times the
numbers
of volleyball.
It varies when it
comes
to hospital admissions,
Rugby
had the largest
rate
at 10. 9%
that that
of the
rate
of Volleyball with 2. 2% along with Netball at 2. 5%, Hockey at 3. 2% and Basketball at 4. 1% below that of Cricket and Martial Arts
rates
. Australian
football
and Soccer were both under
Rugby
but
squash had high
rates
of admissions despite low
injuries
to 6. 4% verses 1. 9%
As to the place of damage, Achilles tendons had the most proportion of
injury
with 37% followed by shoulder
injuries
at 21% exceeding head and elbow at 13%. Knee affliction were the lowest at 2% less.