title: Rodeo catastrophic injuries and registry: initial retrospective and prospective report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To introduce the Rodeo Catastrophic Injury Registry (RCIR) and quantify the nature and incidence of catastrophic injury and fatality in rodeo participants across North America.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective and prospective collection of catastrophic and fatal injury data in rodeo using an online registry (RCIR).
  
  
  METHODS
  Canada and the United States.
  
  
  METHODS
  North American rodeo competitors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Age, gender, level of competition, rodeo event, mechanism of injury, and use of protective equipment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Frequency, incidence, and nature of catastrophic injuries and fatalities among rodeo participants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence rate of catastrophic injury from 1989 to 2009 was 9.45 per 100 000 (49/518 286). The incidence rate of catastrophic injury during the 2007-2009 study period was 19.81 per 100 000 (19/95 892). The incidence rate of fatality from 1989 to 2009 was 4.05 per 100 000 (21/518 286). The incidence rate of fatality for the 2007-2009 study period was 7.29 per 100 000 (7/95 892).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Thoracic compression mechanisms of injury are most pervasive and likely to be fatal in rodeo and bull riding. It is unknown whether rodeo protective vests have a protective effect in reducing catastrophic and fatal injuries. On the contrary, helmet use in bull riding and rodeo events seems to have a protective effect in reducing both catastrophic injury and fatality.
authors: Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. butterwi@ucalgary.ca
authors: Dale J
authors: DJ
authors: Butterwick
authors: Mark R
authors: MR
authors: Lafave
authors: Breda H F
authors: BH
authors: Lau
authors: Tandy
authors: T
authors: Freeman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D056352:Athletes; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002388:Catastrophic Illness / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011482:Protective Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult