December 1, 1990British Journal of Sports MedicineOpen Access

Injury and illness surveillance at local Special Olympic Games.

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Population

777 Special Olympic athletes participating in a 3-day local competition

Design

Cross-sectional

Follow-up

3 days

Authors

DMDavid P. McCormickThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston VNVirginia NiebuhrGalveston College WRW L RisserThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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Implication

Supports targeted medical planning for Down syndrome athletes at Special Olympics; observational data leaves open need for prospective confirmation.

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Population

777 Special Olympic athletes participating in a 3-day local competition

Outcome

Incidence of injury and illnesssafety

Local Special Olympic games are generally safe, with a low 3.5% incidence of injury or illness, though planners should anticipate higher medical needs for athletes with Down's syndrome.

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McCormick et al. (1990) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a90e2e702b8c0248acae415 https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.24.4.221

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Implication

Supports targeted medical planning for Down syndrome athletes at Special Olympics; observational data leaves open need for prospective confirmation.

Injury and illness surveillance at local Special Olympic Games.

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Injury and illness surveillance at local Special Olympic Games.

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

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