Concussion rates are increasing in high school sports.
The current rates per 100,000 athletic exposures (an AE is one athlete participating in one organized high school athletic practice or competition, regardless of the amount of time played), according to the two most recent studies1,8 are as follows:
- Football: Between 601 and 76.88
- Girl's soccer: Between 338 and 351
- Boys' lacrosse: Between 301 and 46.68
- Girls' lacrosse: Between 201 and 318
- Boys' soccer: Between 171 and 19.28
- Boys' wrestling: Between 171 and 23.98
- Girls' basketball: Between 161 and 18.68
- Softball: Between 111 and 16.38
- Boys' basketball: Between 111 and 21.28
- Girls' field hockey: Between 101 and 24.98
- Cheerleading: 11.58
- Girls' volleyball: Between 51 and 8.68
- Boys' baseball:Between 4.68 and 61
Read more: http://www.momsteam.com/health-safety/concussion-rates-high-school-sports#ixzz2JO59B5Kn