Table 4 Frequency and proportion of fitness-related ED presentations for commonly reported fitness activities and causes
| Â | Top 6 activities | % of top 6 activities with that cause | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Treadmill | General free weights - exercise unspecified | Dumbbell | Exercise group class | Boxing-related(non-class) | Squats, lunges or deadlifts | ||||||||||||||
Top 6 causes | n | % of this activity | % of this cause | n | % of this activity | % of this cause | n | % of this activity | % of this cause | n | % of this activity | % of this cause | n | % of this activity | % of this cause | n | % of this activity | % of this cause | |
Overexertion/strenuous/unnatural movement | 17 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 412 | 52.6 | 39.7 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 106 | 35.9 | 10.2 | 20 | 17.5 | 1.9 | 45 | 80.4 | 4.3 | 57.9 |
Crushed by falling/dropped weights | 1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 272 | 34.7 | 58.1 | 87 | 78.4 | 18.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 77.6 |
Trip/fall throughout facility (including group exercise) | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 84 | 28.5 | 23.3 | 11 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 3 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 30.6 |
Awkward landing or twist during exercise | 13 | 7.8 | 3.8 | 28 | 3.6 | 8.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 76 | 25.8 | 22.1 | 15 | 13.2 | 4.4 | 4 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 39.5 |
Hit/contact with equipment/wall | 2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 31 | 4.0 | 11.3 | 11 | 9.9 | 4.0 | 13 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 54 | 47.4 | 19.6 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 40.7 |
Trip/fall using motorised/cardiovascular equipment | 118 | 70.7 | 79.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 80.4 |
% of injuries associated with top 6 causes | 90.4 | 96.0 | 92.8 | 95.3 | 87.7 | 98.2 | Â | ||||||||||||