TY - JOUR
T1 - Parkour injuries presenting to United States emergency departments, 2009–2015
AU - Rossheim, Matthew E.
AU - Stephenson, Caroline J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2017/10
Y1 - 2017/10
N2 - Background Few studies have examined injuries resulting from practicing parkour. The current study provides details on more parkour-related emergency department visits than existed in the combined research literature. Methods Cross-sectional data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission‘s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System were used to examine parkour-related injuries presenting to U.S. emergency departments over a seven year period. Results Most parkour injuries were reportedly caused by landing or from striking objects. Common diagnoses included fractures, sprains/strains, abrasions/contusions, and lacerations. More than half of reported injuries (57.7%) affected the patients’ extremities. In this data, there appears to be a trend of increasing parkour injuries over time. Patients as young as 8 years old have presented to emergency departments with parkour-related injuries in recent years. Conclusions Given the relatively severe injuries obtained by youth participants, more research is needed to guide injury prevention efforts. Understanding the nature of parkour-related injuries may help inform prevention efforts. However, more systematic monitoring of participation in parkour and related injuries is needed.
AB - Background Few studies have examined injuries resulting from practicing parkour. The current study provides details on more parkour-related emergency department visits than existed in the combined research literature. Methods Cross-sectional data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission‘s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System were used to examine parkour-related injuries presenting to U.S. emergency departments over a seven year period. Results Most parkour injuries were reportedly caused by landing or from striking objects. Common diagnoses included fractures, sprains/strains, abrasions/contusions, and lacerations. More than half of reported injuries (57.7%) affected the patients’ extremities. In this data, there appears to be a trend of increasing parkour injuries over time. Patients as young as 8 years old have presented to emergency departments with parkour-related injuries in recent years. Conclusions Given the relatively severe injuries obtained by youth participants, more research is needed to guide injury prevention efforts. Understanding the nature of parkour-related injuries may help inform prevention efforts. However, more systematic monitoring of participation in parkour and related injuries is needed.
KW - Injury
KW - NEISS
KW - Recreation
KW - Traceur
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85018668473&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.04.040
DO - 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.04.040
M3 - Article
C2 - 28455090
AN - SCOPUS:85018668473
SN - 0735-6757
VL - 35
SP - 1503
EP - 1505
JO - American Journal of Emergency Medicine
JF - American Journal of Emergency Medicine
IS - 10
ER -