Head and Neck Injury Patterns among American Football Players

2021 ◽  
pp. 000348942110264
Author(s):  
Neil K. Mehta ◽  
Justin Siegel ◽  
Brandon Cowan ◽  
Jared Johnson ◽  
Houmehr Hojjat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck ◽  
The United States ◽  
Nerve Damage ◽  
Neck Injury ◽  
American Football ◽  
Organ Injury ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Injury Patterns ◽  
Injury Surveillance System ◽  
Head And Neck Injury

Importance: American football is a popular high-impact sport, leading to 2.7 million injuries in the United States annually. Recent evidence in football-related neurological damage has spurred national interest in player-safety. Football players injure their head and neck in up to 26% of total injuries. Variation in injury patterns between age groups and correlated hospitalizations for football-related head and neck injury has yet to be characterized. Objective: Our aim is to evaluate injury patterns among American-football related head and neck trauma. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of patients with football-related head and neck injury in the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS). Results: Nearly 100 000 ED visits for football-related head and neck injuries occur annually. Males comprised 95% of patients, with a median age of 13. The head comprised 70% of injuries followed by the face (13%). The most common diagnoses were concussions (39%), internal organ injury (26%), and lacerations (11%). Pediatric patients were more likely to sustain concussions while adults experienced more lacerations ( P < .05%). Fractures and nerve damage were rare injuries but caused a disproportionate share of hospitalizations. Conclusion: Pediatric males are most likely to present for emergency care from football-related injury to the head and neck. Evaluating physicians can anticipate concussions, internal organ injury, and lacerations among presenting patients. Concussions, facial fractures, and nerve damage are injuries most likely to lead to hospitalization.

Neonatal Nasal Tip Necrosis Secondary to Suspected In Utero Pressure/Positioning

FACE ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 273250162110342
Author(s):  
Megan J. Natali ◽  
Madeleine K. Bruce ◽  
Miles J. Pfaff ◽  
Jesse A. Goldstein
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck ◽  
Vaginal Delivery ◽  
Conservative Management ◽  
Rare Event ◽  
In Utero ◽  
Birth Trauma ◽  
Neck Injury ◽  
Skin Changes ◽  
Nasal Tip ◽  
Head And Neck Injury

Head and neck injury as a consequence of in utero pressure and birth trauma is a rare event. We report a case of a patient who was born full-term via vaginal delivery and presented soon after birth with skin changes over the nasal tip consistent with a pressure-related injury that progressed to a stable eschar. Conservative management with close clinical monitoring resulted in a well-healed wound over the nasal tip. A detailed discussion regarding the diagnosis and management of head and neck lesions after birth is provided.

scholarly journals Head and neck injury risks in heavy metal: head bangers stuck between rock and a hard bass

BMJ ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 337 (dec17 2) ◽  
pp. a2825-a2825 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Patton ◽  
A. McIntosh
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Injury ◽  
Metal Head ◽  
Head And Neck Injury

Feel the Burn! Fireworks-related Otolaryngologic Trauma

2021 ◽  
pp. 000348942110081
Author(s):  
Alexander J. Straughan ◽  
Luke J. Pasick ◽  
Vrinda Gupta ◽  
Daniel A. Benito ◽  
Joseph F. Goodman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Closed Head Injury ◽  
Penetrating Trauma ◽  
The United States ◽  
Neck Injuries ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Injury Surveillance System ◽  
Cross Sectional

Objectives: Fireworks are used commonly for celebrations in the United States, but can lead to severe injury to the head and neck. We aim to assess the incidence, types, and mechanisms of head and neck injuries associated with fireworks use from 2010 to 2019. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study, using data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, of individuals presenting to United States Emergency Departments with head and neck injuries caused by fireworks and flares from 2010 to 2019. Incidence, types, and mechanisms of injury related to fireworks use in the US population were assessed. Results: A total of 541 patients (349 [64.5%] male, and 294 [54%] under 18 years of age) presented to emergency departments with fireworks-related head and neck injuries; the estimated national total was 20 584 patients (13 279 male, 9170 white, and 11 186 under 18 years of age). The most common injury diagnoses were burns (44.7% of injuries), laceration/avulsion/penetrating trauma (21.1%), and otologic injury (15.2%), which included hearing loss, otalgia, tinnitus, unspecified acoustic trauma, and tympanic membrane perforation. The remaining 19% of injuries were a mix, including contusion, abrasion, hematoma, fracture, and closed head injury. Associations between fireworks type and injury diagnosis (chi-square P < .001), as well as fireworks type by age group (chi-square P < .001) were found. Similarly, associations were found between age groups and injury diagnoses (chi-square P < .001); these included children 5 years and younger and adults older than 30 years. Conclusions: Fireworks-related head and neck injuries are more likely to occur in young, white, and male individuals. Burns are the most common injury, while otologic injury is a significant contributor. Annual rates of fireworks-related head and neck injuries have not changed or improved significantly in the United States in the past decade, suggesting efforts to identify and prevent these injuries are insufficient.

The Most Dangerous Game: A Review of Head and Neck Injuries in American Football and Rugby

2022 ◽  
pp. 194338752110734
Author(s):  
Jordan Richardson ◽  
Dani Stanbouly ◽  
Harrison Moynihan ◽  
Renée M. Reynolds ◽  
Matthew J. Recker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Hospital Admission ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Predictor Variable ◽  
American Football ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Neck Injuries ◽  
Injury Surveillance System ◽  
Admission Rates ◽  
Increased Risk

Study Design The investigators designed and implemented a 20-year cross-sectional study using the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System database. Objective The purpose of this study is to estimate and compare hospital admission (danger) rates between rugby and football of those who presented to the emergency department with head and neck injuries after playing these sports. Methods The primary predictor variable was sport played. The primary outcome variable was danger, measured by hospital admission rates. Results Over the past 20 years, there has been a trend of decreasing incidence of injuries presenting to the emergency department in both sports. There was no difference in the rate of hospital admission when comparing football and rugby (OR, 1.2; P = .1). Male gender was associated with an increased risk of admission. Other variables associated with hospital admission included white racial group, injury taking place in the fall, being either young (15–24 years old) or senior (65 years of age and over), and being injured at school or at a sport/recreational facility. Conclusions There is no difference in danger as measured by admission rates between American football and rugby. There exists, however, several variables that are associated with admission when sustaining injury to the head and neck, when playing these two sports.

Head and Neck Injury Risk Criteria-Based Robust Design for Vehicular Crashworthiness

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anand Balu Nellippallil ◽  
Parker R. Berthelson ◽  
Luke Peterson ◽  
Raj Prabhu
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck ◽  
Robust Design ◽  
Injury Risk ◽  
Neck Injury ◽  
Risk Criteria ◽  
Head And Neck Injury

Head and Neck Injury Resulting from Low Velocity Direct Impact

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. McIntosh ◽  
D. Kallieris ◽  
R. Mattern ◽  
E. Miltner
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Injury ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Low Velocity ◽  
Head And Neck Injury
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