Epidemiology of sudden death in organized school sports in Japan

Epidemiology of sudden death in organized school sports in Japan

Abstract Background Nearly half of the sudden deaths documented in Japanese middle and high school occurred during school organized sport activities. However, no study to date has calculated the incidence rates of these deaths by sport. Therefore, this study aimed to describe the epidemiology of sud...

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Main Authors: Yuri Hosokawa, Yuki Murata, Rebecca L. Stearns, Miwako Suzuki-Yamanaka, Kristen L. Kucera, Douglas J. Casa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Injury Epidemiology
Subjects:
Catastrophic injury
Sudden cardiac arrest
Head trauma
Exertional heat stroke
School athletics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-021-00326-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-021-00326-w

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