Play-and-Pay: Sports and Injuries
Hospital Injuries Reveal the Most Dangerous Recreational Sports
Hospital emergency rooms reveal a lot about the riskiness of certain activities. The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System maintained by the Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates the number of injuries U.S. hospitals will see in a year that are attributable to a particular activity and its equipment. Here are some results for 2008. Notably absent are skiing, auto racing and hunting injuries. One question: what were all those injured bowlers doing?
2008 Injuries Attributable to Sport Activity and its Equipment
Sport | Injuries |
---|---|
Bicycling | 503,832 |
Football | 478,802 |
Soccer | 199,475 |
Baseball | 159,832 |
Skateboarding | 149,577 |
Weightlifting | 79,027 |
Playground Climbing | 79,020 |
Swimming | 73,782 |
Horseback Riding | 73,328 |
Fishing | 72,501 |
Snowboarding | 59,301 |
Volleyball | 56,230 |
Rollerblading | 41,035 |
Golf | 37,872 |
Hockey | 29,031 |
Sledding | 23,896 |
Tennis | 23,646 |
Bowling | 21,150 |
Ice Skating | 19,944 |
Track & Field | 19,019 |
Boxing | 18,321 |
Lacrosse | 17,679 |
Baseball | 14,749 |
Snowmobiling | 12,460 |
Water Skiing | 8,719 |
Diving | 8,367 |
Squash/Racquetball | 6,547 |
Camping | 5,018 |
Mountain Climbing | 3,386 |
Billiards | 4,163 |
Horseshoes | 2,332 |
Pogo Stick | 2,283 |
Tetherball | 2,126 |
Table Tennis | 1,978 |
Scuba Diving | 1,477 |