America's deadly devotion to guns.

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67. Query NEISS (The CPSC's WISQARs-like tool)

http://www.cpsc.gov/LIBRARY/neiss.html

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Estimated Injuries......Sport and Type of Injury
529,837...................Basketball - Cut hands, sprained ankles, broken legs, eye and forehead injuries.
490,434...................Bicycling - Feet caught in spokes, head injuries from falls, slipping while carrying bicycles, collisions with cars.
460,210...................Football - Fractured wrists, chipped teeth, neck strains, head lacerations, dislocated hips and jammed fingers.
275,123...................ATVs, Mopeds, Minibikes - Riders of ATVs were frequently injured when they were thrown from vehicles. There were also fractured wrists, dislocated hands, shoulder sprains, head cuts and lumbar strains.
274,867...................Baseball, Softball - Head injuries from bats and balls. Ankle injuries from running bases or sliding into them.
269,249...................Exercise, Exercise Equipment - Twisted ankles and cut chins from tripping on treadmills. Head injuries from falling backward from exercise balls, ankle sprains from jumping rope.
186,544...................Soccer - Twisted ankles or knees after falls, fractured arms during games.
164,607...................Swimming - Head injuries from hitting the bottom of pools, and leg injuries from accidentally falling into pools.
96,119.....................Skiing, Snowboarding - Head injuries from falling, cut legs and faces, sprained knees or shoulders.
85,580.....................Lacrosse, Rugby, & other Ball Games - Head and facial cuts from getting hit by balls and sticks, injured ankles from falls.[/font]