Information About the Neck

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

Year

Men

Women

Total

1998

12

*

12

1999

12

*

12

2000

14

*

14

2001

13

*

14

2002

12

*

13

2003

11

*

11

2004

12

*

12

2005

11

*

11

2006

11

*

12

2007

11

*

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.