An evaluation of the impact of FIFA World Cup on soccer emergency department injuries among Montreal adolescents

• Published in: Journal of paediatrics and child health Vol. 54; no. 5; pp. 515 - 521
• Main Authors: Keays, Glenn, Friedman, Debbie, Beaudin, Marianne, Gagnon, Isabelle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.05.2018; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Adolescence; adolescent; athletic injury; Canada; Injuries; Males; Soccer; sports/statistics and numerical data; Teenagers; television/statistics and numerical data; Tournaments & championships; Canada; Montreal Quebec Canada; Canada; soccer; sports/statistics and numerical data; adolescent; television/statistics and numerical data; athletic injury

Aim The ‘trickle‐down effect’, or how major sports events have a positive impact on sports participation, has been the subject of many studies, but none produced conclusive results. We took a different approach and rather than look at sports participation, we used injuries as a proxy and see if inju...