Paintball injury data?

[Major Ho]

http://www.paint-ball.org/safety_report.htm
Sports Injuries Report



SPORT Yearly injuries per 1000 Participants

Water Skiing 260.84
Lacrosse 223.79
Wrestling 36.46
Rugby 31.21
Football 30.17
Baseball 28.42
Hockey 21.92
Basketball 19.76
Soccer 12.59
Boxing 11.34
Bicycle Riding 11.71
Gymnastics 10.49
Volleyball 4.03
Ice Skating 3.83
Snowmobiling 3.52
Snow Skiing 2.99
Racquetball 2.77
Tennis 2.77
Handball 1.92
Fishing 1.43
Swimming 1.34
Golf 1.22
Archery 0.85
Boating 0.75
Bowling 0.47
Paintball 0.24

[Miscue]

Hehe, I like the last two. I go against the norm. 4 broken bones between those two sports...

[StuDawggie]

Originally posted by Telefragged
It seems PB is safer than bowling...

I've heard this fact from my paintball guy a few times, especially when trying to convince newbies that the game is safe. Here's how he put's it... If you shoot yourself in the foot with a paintball gun, firt off you have to be stupid to do it, but the worst you'll probably have is a bruised foot. But if you're dumb enough to drop a bowling bal on your foot, you're probably going to end up with a broken bone or two. Now tell me what do you think is safer?

I love that quote. It just proves that pball is safer for ppl then just about any other sport. Now as for the wrestling having more injuries than rugby, I'll question that fact. I've played rugby (with a recreational team at college), and wrestled in HS, and I have to say that I've seen more injuries in rugby by far than in wrestling...

[Croix71]

Originally posted by Major Ho
SPORT Yearly injuries per 1000 Participants

hehe, thanks Major Ho.