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Baby Boomer Sports Injuries (pdf)
Bicycling and basketball are implicated in this 2000 report by US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Next most common baby boomer sport injuries treated in the ER were baseball/softball, exercise & running and skiing (in that order)
Fractures and Broken Bones (MedlinePlus)
Includes bone scans and bone density tests, facial fractures, stress fractures, greenstick fractures and more
MRSA Infections in Competitive Sports - Colorado, Indiana, Pennsylvania & Los Angeles Co, 2003
This brief 2003 report by CDC discusses how Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus is emerging as a cause of skin infections in the community. Several reported clusters were identified among sports participants. Prevention measures are outlined. Data from 2000 to 2003
Sports Injuries (MedlinePlus)
Helpful information on ankle sprains, cartilage and ligament injuries, concussion, eye injury, golfer and tennis elbow, hamstring muscle, miniscus, rotator cuff video and more. Videos on ACL surgery
Sports Safety (MedlinePlus)
Much of the site is geared to kids, including bicycle helmet use laws, and preventing injuries in soccer or volleyball, but adults too can learn about preventing basketball injuries, playing it safe on the baseball field, safety on your next hunting trip and seniors staying active
Other Helpful Listings
CDC Injury Facts - CDC Injury Center
Traumatic brain injury/concussion (1.4 million sustain a TBI each year), falls, mass casualties, alcohol-related injuries, teen drivers and car accidents, motor vehicle crashes, poisoning, suicide, and violence, and prevention opportunities and more
Minnesota: How Much Does It Cost? (word doc)
Short document from the Minnesota Council of Health Plans, 2005, displays average charges (from 2003) for nearly 50 common medical treatments (including endoscopy, ear tubes, hysterectomy, tonsillectomy, having a baby, and some prescription drugs), using Minnesota data. An interesting comparison is the cost for the same problem (e.g. sore throat or ear ache), depending on whether the patient seeks office care, urgent care or ER care. This report adds together charges from both the hospital and the physician - not commonly seen in reports of charges. In a time when price data are so difficult to get, this report earns an Editor's Pick as a starting point. After all, did you know that stepping on a rusty nail could cost over $1000, or that a colonoscopy could be a $2000 question? (And this was BEFORE 7 years of steady price increases!)