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Sports injuries and illnesses during the second Asian Beach Games.

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BACKGROUND:Prevention of sport injuries and illnesses is a focus for epidemiological surveillance. OBJECTIVES:To record and analyse all sports injuries and illnesses registered during the second Asian Beach Games. DESIGN:A descriptive epidemiological study using the International Olympic Committee Surveillance system to register injuries and illnesses during the second Asian Beach Games. METHODS:The second Asian Beach Games hosted 1132 athletes from 43 countries competing in 14 beach sports. All National Olympic Committees' physicians of the participating teams were invited to report all injuries and illnesses. In addition, medical officers at the different Olympic venues and the main Olympic village reported injuries and illnesses treated at the clinics on a daily basis. RESULTS:A total of 177 injuries were reported equating to an incidence rate of 156.4 per 1000 registered athletes. Tent pegging recorded the highest incidence of injuries with 357 per 1000 registered athletes. The most prevalent injuries were in the foot/toe with 14.1% of all reported injuries. The majority of injuries were incurred during competition (75.4%). In addition, the most common mechanism of injury was contact with another athlete (n=42, 23.7%) and combined sudden and gradual overuse contributed to 30% of the total injury burden. Furthermore, 118 illnesses were reported resulting in an incidence rate of 104.2 illnesses per 1000 registered athletes. The most affected system was the respiratory tract (39.1%) with infection being the most common cause (n=33, 38.0%). The incidence of injury and illness differed significantly among the 14 sports. CONCLUSION:The data indicate that the risk of injury from beach games is sport dependant. This means that any preventive measures have to be tailored for each discipline. Furthermore, the study showed that respiratory infections are the commonest illness in beach sports and therefore, event organisers should focus improving public health measures and hygiene awareness.

journal_name

Br J Sports Med

journal_title

British journal of sports medicine

authors

Al-Shaqsi S,Al-Kashmiri A,Al-Risi A,Al-Mawali S

doi

10.1136/bjsports-2011-090852

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-09-01 00:00:00

pages

780-7

issue

eissn

0306-3674

issn

1473-0480

pii

bjsports-2011-090852

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Sports injuries and illnesses during the second Asian Beach Games.