![]() “The Consumer Product Safety Commission, for instance, estimated that the number of emergency room visits to treat cheerleading injuries of any kind jumped from 4,954 in 1980 to 28,414 in 2004.” Does ![]() Athletes participating in all sports run the risk of injury. I am tired, tired, tired, tired, tired of hearing about all the horrible injuries suffered by cheerleaders. To read the full Washington Post article, click here. The medical journal Pediatrics also posted similar concerns about cheerleading injuries. The Consumer Product Safety Commission, for instance, estimated that the number of emergency room visits to treat cheerleading injuries of any kind jumped from 4,954 “Cheerleading has become much, much safer in the lastīut other studies suggest that it hasn’t. “His numbers are skewed,” Susan Loomis, cheerleading director for the National Federation of State High School Associations, told the paper. While it’sĪ small number, it translates to a rate of 2.68 catastrophic injuries for every 100,000 female high school cheerleaders, which exceeds the rate for many other high school sports.Ĭheerleading proponents say the study underestimates cheerleading participation by at least half, making the catastrophic accident rate appear far higher than it really is. The group has documented 93 incidents resulting in death, head injury or permanent disability between 19. Of all catastrophic injuries among female high school and college athletes. ![]() This summer the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research, which tracks sports safety nationwide, reported that cheerleading accounted for two-thirds “It’s getting crazy, and kids are left dying,” said Ruth Burns of Malden, Mass., whose 14-year-old daughter Ashley Marie died in 2005 after her spleen ruptured when she landed stomach-down followingĪn airborne spin while practicing with her high school cheerleading squad. Which by some accounts has emerged as the riskiest of women’s sports, “leaving a long trail of sprained wrists, twisted ankles, damaged knees, strained backs - and sometimes much worse,” The Washington Post offers a troubling and detailed report on the many risks associated with cheerleading, But there’s growing evidence that they should turn their attention to the sidelines. (Paul Crate for The New York Times)ĭuring fall football season, most parents and coaches focus on the safety of the players. Safety experts are focusing on the risks of cheerleading.
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