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Message: [QUOTE="CR_Dave, post: 645778, member: 17533"] Here is some factual info I found regarding other "socially accepted" children activities: · A recent survey found that among athletes ages 5 to 14, 15 percent of basketball players, 28 percent of football players, 22 percent of soccer players, 25 percent of baseball players and 12 percent of softball players have been injured while playing their respective sports. · Nearly half of all sports- and recreation-related head injuries to children are caused by bicycle, skating and skateboard incidents · In 2001, more than 4,500 children ages 14 and under were treated in hospital emergency rooms for water skiing, tubing and surfing-related injuries. · In 2001, nearly 205,300 children ages 5 to 14 were treated in hospital emergency rooms for basketball-related injuries. · In 2001, an estimated 194,000 children ages 5 to 14 were treated in hospital emergency rooms for football-related injuries. · In 2001, more than 79,300 children ages 5 to 14 were treated in hospital emergency rooms for soccer-related injuries · Baseball has the highest fatality rate among all sports for children ages 5 to 14. Each year, three to four children die from injuries sustained while playing baseball. In 2001, more than 110,100 children ages 5 to 14 were treated in hospital emergency rooms for baseball- or softball-related injuries. · In 2000, 168 children ages 14 and under died in bicycle-related crashes. In 2001, more than 278,800 children ages 5 to 14 were treated in hospital emergency rooms for bicycle-related injuries. · Since 1992, at least 39 children ages 14 and under have died from inline skating injuries; the majority of these deaths were from collisions with motor vehicles. · In 2001, more than 42,800 children ages 5 to 14 were treated in hospital emergency rooms for inline skating-related injuries, and an estimated 28,900 were treated for roller skating-related injuries · In 2001, at least 10 children ages 14 and under died and more than 85,800 were treated in hospital emergency rooms for unpowered scooter-related injuries. · In 2001, an estimated 56,300 children ages 5 to 14 were treated in hospital emergency rooms for skateboard-related injuries. Six out of every ten skateboarding injuries occur among children ages 14 and under. · In 2001, more than 74,500 children ages 14 and under were treated in hospital emergency rooms for trampoline-related injuries. The majority of trampoline injuries are the result of colliding with other jumpers, falling from or onto the trampoline, or doing stunts. More than 90 percent of trampoline-related injuries occur at home, and the injuries predominantly involve the extremities. · Between 1993 and 2000, more than 24,000 children ages 14 and under were treated in hospital emergency rooms for amusement ride-related injuries. [/QUOTE]

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