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21: Percentage of all traumatic brain injuries among American children attributed to sports and recreation

5-14: Ages of children who had the highest athletic injury rates

775,000: Number of children ages 14 and under treated in emergency rooms for sports-related injuries each year

62: Percentage of injuries that occur during practices

Source: SAFE KIDS campaign and the American Academy of Pediatrics

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