Hospital Injuries Reveal the Most Dangerous Recreational Sports
Hospital emergency rooms reveal a lot about the riskiness of certain activities. The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System maintained by the Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates the number of injuries U.S. hospitals will see in a year that are attributable to a particular activity and its equipment. Here are some results for 2008. Notably absent are skiing, auto racing and hunting injuries. One question: what were all those injured bowlers doing?
2008 Injuries Attributable to Sport Activity and its Equipment
| Sport | Injuries |
|---|---|
| Bicycling | 503,832 |
| Football | 478,802 |
| Soccer | 199,475 |
| Baseball | 159,832 |
| Skateboarding | 149,577 |
| Weightlifting | 79,027 |
| Playground Climbing | 79,020 |
| Swimming | 73,782 |
| Horseback Riding | 73,328 |
| Fishing | 72,501 |
| Snowboarding | 59,301 |
| Volleyball | 56,230 |
| Rollerblading | 41,035 |
| Golf | 37,872 |
| Hockey | 29,031 |
| Sledding | 23,896 |
| Tennis | 23,646 |
| Bowling | 21,150 |
| Ice Skating | 19,944 |
| Track & Field | 19,019 |
| Boxing | 18,321 |
| Lacrosse | 17,679 |
| Baseball | 14,749 |
| Snowmobiling | 12,460 |
| Water Skiing | 8,719 |
| Diving | 8,367 |
| Squash/Racquetball | 6,547 |
| Camping | 5,018 |
| Mountain Climbing | 3,386 |
| Billiards | 4,163 |
| Horseshoes | 2,332 |
| Pogo Stick | 2,283 |
| Tetherball | 2,126 |
| Table Tennis | 1,978 |
| Scuba Diving | 1,477 |
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