Cheerleaders Fly High And So Do Their Risks

CHEERLEADERS FLY HIGH AND SO DO THEIR RISKS 37,000 LAST YEAR, NEARLY VISITED THE EMERGENCY ROOM CHEERLEADERS 500,000 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS ARE CHEERLEADERS DIRECT CATASTROPHIC INJURIES - CLOSED-HEAD INJURIES ARE 4X HIGHER - SKULL FRACTURES THAN IN 1980 - CERVICAL SPINE INJURIES 26 CONCUSSION RATES ROSE PERCENT BETWEEN 1998 - 2008 120 100 80 %3D 60 40 AFTER FOOTBALL, CHEERLEADING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF CATASTROPHIC INJURIES OF HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS AMONG CATASTROPHIC INJURIES FROM 1982 TO 2011, CHEERLEADING ACCOUNTED FOR COLLEGE FEMALE ATHLETE INJURIES 71 65 HIGH SCHOOL FEMALE ATHLETE INJURIES BEING CLASSIFIED AS A SPORT GIVES ATHLETES VALUABLE PROTECTION INCLUDING: QUALIFIED COACHES ACCESS TO CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINERS WELL-MAINTAINED PRACTICE FACILITIES SURVEILLANCE OF INJURIES MANDATED SPORTS PHYSICALS 29 RECOGNIZE THE NCAA HIGH SCHOOL CHEERING AS A SPORT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE CHEERING AS A SPORT WHAT DO YOU THINK? SHOULD WE RECOGNIZE CHEERLEADING AS A SPORT, SO THEY CAN RECEIVE THE SAME LEVEL OF TRAINING AND MEDICAL CARE AS OTHER ATHLETES? www.articles.nydailynews.com/2012-10-23/news/34686419_1_rate-of-catastrophic-injuries-girls-sports-new-policy www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/10/22/163408123/as-cheerleading-injuries-rise-doctors-call-for-stricter-safety-rules IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: www.online.wsi.com/article/SB10001424052970204425904578072600080557958.html www.articles.nydailynews.com/2012-10-23/news/34686419 1 rate-of-catastrophic-injuries-girls-sports-new-policy www.healthland. time.com/2012/10/23/doctors-say-cheerleading-needs-more-safety-rules GLOBE UFE www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/22/pediatrics-cheerleading-policy-statement/1646949/ www.aacca.org/safetystudy/AACCA%20Sports%20lnjury%20Study.htm www.online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204425904578072600080557958.html www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/AAP-Offers-New-Guidelines-to-Prevent-Cheerleading-Injuries.aspx AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE CO BECKON ONLY STATES HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE