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(Pediatrics in Review. 1997;18:287.)
© 1997 American Academy of Pediatrics

Diving Injuries

Giuseppina Di Meglio, MD*
* University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Rochester, NY
Diving injuries are an important cause of spinal cord injury (SCI) in adolescents. Each year, 10,000 to 20,000 people suffer SCIs. Adolescents aged 15 to 19 years are at highest risk. Motor vehicle accidents and sports injuries—two thirds of which are diving injuries—are the leading causes of SCI in this age group. Boys are at higher risk for all types of SCI and are up to 18 times more likely than girls to sustain an SCI while diving [RR = 17.9 95%, CI 7.6 to 42.1]. Between one third and one half of diving injuries are associated with alcohol consumption. Other illicit substances probably contribute to the risk of injury.

Surveillance data suggest that almost two . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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