Information About the Neck

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

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

3

*

*

*

3

1999

2

*

*

*

2

2000

2

*

*

*

2

2001

2

*

*

*

3

2002

2

*

*

*

2

2003

2

*

*

*

2

2004

2

*

*

*

2

2005

2

*

*

*

2

2006

2

*

*

*

2

2007

2

*

*

*

2

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

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