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OBJECTIVES: To quantify injuries in elite gaelic footballers and to determine the nature, sites, and outcome of injuries and the possible risk factors involved. METHODS: Information on injuries was collected from six elite gaelic football teams by a questionnaire. The footballers were asked to recall injuries over the preceding six month period. RESULTS: A total of 88 out of 107 subjects sustained injuries over the study period. Ninety five injuries were recorded, giving an incidence rate of 1.78 injuries per subject per year, of which 35% were recurring. It was found that 35% of injuries were sustained during training sessions. Lower body injuries predominated (77%), the ankle being the most commonly injured anatomic site. Most injuries were soft tissue in nature: muscle, 33%; ligament, 32%; tendon, 16%. The most common situations giving rise to injuries were collision (22%) and twist/turn (19%). Foul play only accounted for about 6% of injuries. Mean time off play as a result of injury was 17.3 days, and hospital admission was necessary for 15% of the injuries. CONCLUSION: Despite the limitations of a retrospective of this nature, the study provides useful and important information on injuries in gaelic footballers.
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Soccer/injuries , Adult , Athletic Injuries/epidemiology , Humans , Incidence , Ireland/epidemiology , Male , Pilot Projects , Risk Factors , Soft Tissue Injuries/epidemiology , Soft Tissue Injuries/etiologyABSTRACT
As of 1986, all 50 states had implemented mandatory child restraint laws. When used correctly, restraint systems have been proven to reduce the number of fatalities, hospitalizations, and injuries. To date, there is little information regarding compliance with restraint systems for disabled children. There are no data available on fatalities of or injuries to disabled children. This study assessed the restraint system (if any) used in the transportation of disabled children with special restraint needs. We conducted a survey to determine the restraint practices used in transporting these children to school, to our outpatient clinic, and around home. Our survey found that two thirds of the handicapped children reviewed were transported unsafely in at least one mode of transportation. We recommend that health care providers review the transportation needs of their handicapped patients in order to ensure safe transportation.
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Cerebral Palsy , Infant Equipment/statistics & numerical data , Transportation of Patients , Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Humans , Kentucky , Meningomyelocele , Patient Compliance , Seat Belts , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
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This paper presents an examination of the historical evolution of work-related theory in occupational therapy as it paralleled environmental influences (social, political, technical) and how that has affected the thrust and position of the profession today.
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