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Floorball Injuries Presenting to a Swiss Adult Emergency Department: A Retrospective Study (2013–2019)

Background: The popularity of floorball has surged throughout Switzerland in the last 20 years. However, epidemiological studies are still scarce. Objective: To collect information on floorball-related injuries, their severity and approximate cost in adults who presented to our emergency department...

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Autores principales: Radtke, Stephanie, Trepp, Gian-Luca, Müller, Martin, Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K., Klukowska-Rötzler, Jolanta
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8226709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34201228
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126208
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author Radtke, Stephanie
Trepp, Gian-Luca
Müller, Martin
Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K.
Klukowska-Rötzler, Jolanta
author_facet Radtke, Stephanie
Trepp, Gian-Luca
Müller, Martin
Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K.
Klukowska-Rötzler, Jolanta
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description Background: The popularity of floorball has surged throughout Switzerland in the last 20 years. However, epidemiological studies are still scarce. Objective: To collect information on floorball-related injuries, their severity and approximate cost in adults who presented to our emergency department from 2013–2019. Moreover, to use this information to suggest possible strategies to prevent injuries. Materials and Methods: The study population includes all patients who suffered injuries related to floorball and were then seen at the University Hospital in Bern during a 7-year period. Bern University Hospital, Switzerland, has a comprehensive management system (Ecare) that was used to generate the data for this study. The data were then used to create an injury profile of all cases presented during the said period. Results: A total of 263 injures were recorded from 2013 to 2019. The most common locations for injuries were to the eyes (43.73%), followed by the lower extremities (25.48%). The mean cost per case was CHF 1191.43. However, the vast majority of admissions could be sent home (93.16%) and did not cost more than 500 CHF/case (57.41%). Of the 22 cases that cost more than CHF 2000, 10 were located around the torso and 6 affected one or both eyes. Significant differences were observed between the age groups and treatment area (p = 0.008), costs (p = 0.008), route of discharge (p = 0.023) and type of trauma (p = 0.020). Conclusion: Although floorball is still a relatively minor sport, its impact on sport-related injuries must not be underestimated. Injuries to the eyes are particularly common. In our opinion, our findings provide strong evidence that all floorball players (not only children and adolescents) should wear protective eyewear. We conclude that the Swiss Floorball Association (Swiss Unihockey) should mandate the use of protective eyewear.
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spelling pubmed-82267092021-06-26 Floorball Injuries Presenting to a Swiss Adult Emergency Department: A Retrospective Study (2013–2019) Radtke, Stephanie Trepp, Gian-Luca Müller, Martin Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K. Klukowska-Rötzler, Jolanta Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: The popularity of floorball has surged throughout Switzerland in the last 20 years. However, epidemiological studies are still scarce. Objective: To collect information on floorball-related injuries, their severity and approximate cost in adults who presented to our emergency department from 2013–2019. Moreover, to use this information to suggest possible strategies to prevent injuries. Materials and Methods: The study population includes all patients who suffered injuries related to floorball and were then seen at the University Hospital in Bern during a 7-year period. Bern University Hospital, Switzerland, has a comprehensive management system (Ecare) that was used to generate the data for this study. The data were then used to create an injury profile of all cases presented during the said period. Results: A total of 263 injures were recorded from 2013 to 2019. The most common locations for injuries were to the eyes (43.73%), followed by the lower extremities (25.48%). The mean cost per case was CHF 1191.43. However, the vast majority of admissions could be sent home (93.16%) and did not cost more than 500 CHF/case (57.41%). Of the 22 cases that cost more than CHF 2000, 10 were located around the torso and 6 affected one or both eyes. Significant differences were observed between the age groups and treatment area (p = 0.008), costs (p = 0.008), route of discharge (p = 0.023) and type of trauma (p = 0.020). Conclusion: Although floorball is still a relatively minor sport, its impact on sport-related injuries must not be underestimated. Injuries to the eyes are particularly common. In our opinion, our findings provide strong evidence that all floorball players (not only children and adolescents) should wear protective eyewear. We conclude that the Swiss Floorball Association (Swiss Unihockey) should mandate the use of protective eyewear. MDPI 2021-06-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8226709/ /pubmed/34201228 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126208 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_short Floorball Injuries Presenting to a Swiss Adult Emergency Department: A Retrospective Study (2013–2019)
title_sort floorball injuries presenting to a swiss adult emergency department: a retrospective study (2013–2019)
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8226709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34201228
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126208
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