1.35 Million Children Seen in Emergency Rooms for Sports-Related Injuries
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterEvery 25 seconds, or 1.35 million times a year, a young athlete suffers a sports injury severe enough to go to the emergency room, according to a new research report released today by Safe Kids Worldwide. Sports safety experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, lead organization for Safe Kids Cumberland Valley, offer strategies to help prevent injuries this sports season.