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Information About the Neck

Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for football-related neck injuries (by age group)

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

11

*

*

*

12

1999

11

1

*

*

12

2000

13

*

*

*

14

2001

12

1

*

*

14

2002

11

*

*

*

13

2003

10

1

*

*

11

2004

11

1

*

*

12

2005

10

*

*

*

11

2006

10

2

*

*

12

2007

10

*

*

*

12

Source: Data are obtained from Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), 1998-2007.

Note: *-indicates the estimates are too small to be reliable.

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