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Data on deaths and catastrophic injuries in high school and college sports can be used to promote safety through preventive measures like rule changes and protective equipment.
Data on catastrophic sports injuries can inform rule changes and preventive measures to improve athlete safety.
May guide safety protocols in scholastic sports; leaves open prospective validation of specific preventive measures.
The prohibition of 'spearing' in football and the rules regarding water depth and the racing dive in swimming are examples of how data on deaths and catastrophic injuries can be used to help promote the safety of young athletes. Other preventive measures supported by research include anchoring movable soccer goals to prevent tipping, improved training for high school wrestling coaches, increased awareness of pathogenic weight control in wrestling and gymnastics, rules against pushing or checking from behind in ice hockey, protective helmets for batting-practice pitchers in baseball, and barriers around the discus circle in track and field.
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Cantu et al. (1999) conducted a review in Fatalities and catastrophic injuries in sports. Preventive safety measures in sports was evaluated. Data on deaths and catastrophic injuries in high school and college sports can be used to promote safety through preventive measures like rule changes and protective equipment.
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