title: [Sudden sports deaths in the armed forces of Germany].
abstract: All Soldiers are obliged to participate in sports educational programs of the services, with the exception of severe restrictions due to individual health problems. During sports activities from 1/1989 to 12/1995 7 soldiers died, 3 (i.e. 43%) during soccer games. Based on a troops strength of 370,000 men, we found a yearly incidence of 0.27 sports deaths/100,000 soldiers. This result correlates with the incidence of sports deaths of club athletes in the greatest European sports death study.
authors.affiliation: Abt für Sportmedizin, Institut für Sportwissenschaften, johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/M.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Raschka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parzeller
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Banzer
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000401:mortality*; D002423:Cause of Death; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries; D015996:Survival Rate
vernacular_title: Zum plötzlichen Sporttod in der Bundeswehr.