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| Title |
The causes of injuries sustained at fitness facilities presenting to Victorian emergency departments - identifying the main culprits
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| Published in |
Injury Epidemiology, April 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40621-015-0037-4 |
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| Authors |
Shannon E Gray, Caroline F Finch |
| Abstract |
Fitness facilities provide an avenue to engage in physical activity, which is widely encouraged to improve health. However, there is risk of injury. This study aimed to identify the specific causes of injuries sustained at fitness facilities and the activity being participated in, to aid in the development of injury prevention strategies. Analysis of routinely collected emergency department case-series data were obtained from July 1999 to June 2013. Fitness activity-related injury cases were identified from narratives of injury events, with narrative information recoded into cause of injury and activity at time of injury categories. Recoded data were then analysed. Overall, 2,873 cases were identified that specified the exact cause of injury associated with injuries that occurred at fitness facilities. Injuries due to overexertion were most common overall (36.2% of all cases), as well as the main cause of injuries related to general free weight activities (52.6% of this activity) and group exercise classes (35.9%). Crush injuries due to falling weights were common for all free weight activities. Falls and awkward landings were common causes of injuries during group exercise classes (28.5% and 25.8%, respectively). Trips and falls were common throughout facilities, as well as from cardiovascular equipment more specifically. Detailed information on the causes of injuries allows the development of injury prevention strategies for fitness facilities and fitness activities. Facilities should implement risk management strategies to reduce the risk of injuries in their clientele, based on the identified major causes of injury in this study. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Canada | 1 | 25% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 103 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 10% |
| Researcher | 5 | 5% |
| Professor | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 16 | 15% |
| Unknown | 34 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sports and Recreations | 16 | 15% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 10% |
| Engineering | 8 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 20 | 19% |
| Unknown | 34 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 48. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 July 2023.
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#806,625
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Outputs from Injury Epidemiology
#50
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#10,353
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#2
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So far Altmetric has tracked 358 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 44.7. This one has done well, scoring higher than 86% of its peers.
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