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 RIO™ Reporting Information Online

  Please click the Support RIO™ icon to the left to

  make a monetary donation to the  RIO™ program.

  This important research can only continue with

  your generous support.

 

 

We are greatful to our sponsors for their generous support of the RIO™

study. Their contributions allow this important research to continue. 

 

             

     Gold Level Sponsor             Silver Level Sponsor        Gift-in-Kind Sponsor

 

For more information on our sponsors, please click on their logo.

 

For more information on funding levels and sponsor incentives, please click here. 

 

 

RIO™ History

 

Developed by Dr. R. Dawn Comstock in 2004, the RIO™ (Reporting Information Online) surveillance system is an easily navigated online data collection program that receives front line data in real time from study reporters (certified athletic trainers, coaches, nurses, etc.) nationwide.

 

The program is highly versatile as it can be tailored to collect high quality injury and illness data from a variety of activities.

 

The RIO™ program has enabled the study of injury* and illness** in:

• Women’s Professional Football*

• High School Rugby*

• Cheerleading*

• Youth Camps*,**

• and high school sports*

 

To date the data collected has contributed to the improvement and safety of participating athletes by driving targeted injury prevention programs.

 

 

What is High School RIO™?

 

High School RIO™ is an online computer program that captures rates and patterns of sports injury so we can identify the most frequent injuries and what causes those injuries.

 

By understanding the what, why and how of injuries, we can make recommendations to make sports safer to play and ultimately prevent injuries from occurring.

 

High School RIO™ outcomes encourage:

          • safe play

          • increased activity

          • physical fitness

          • life long healthy behaviors

 

 

Which Sports are Studied?

 

Boys Sports      Girls Sports

      Football       Basketball

     Baseball          Soccer

   Basketball        Softball

      Soccer        Volleyball

   Wrestling

 

 

What Happens to the Data?

 

Data is analyzed and recommendations are made to the National Federation of State High School (NFHS) Associations Sports Medical Advisory and Rules committees to drive injury prevention efforts.

 

Potential injury prevention solutions include:

          • sport specific rule changes

          • improved protective equipment

          • educational programs

 

 

Why Should You Support High School RIO™?

 

If you could prevent sports injuries in your child

would you?

Of course. And we can help.

 

We need to protect children from sports injuries. Protection can happen through effective change. Effective change stems from good data that has been collected over a period of time. The High School RIO™ system is the only tool currently available to track high school sports-related injuries nationwide.

 

Two years is not enough time to show trends of injury in any sport. A one year gap in datacollection would severely compromise the integrity of the data.

 

Given the current statistics on childhood obesity we understand how important it is to promote sports as a fun way to increase physical activity.

 

Your donation will help prevent unnecessary sports injuries in youth and make a lasting positive difference in the way high school sports are played.

 

We have the experience.

We have the tools.

We need your support!

 

Study Reports

 

Below are links to the summary reports from the National High School Sports Injury Surveillance System for the 2005-06 and 2006-07 academic years data. 

 

2005-06

 

2006-07

 

Study Publications 

 

The following is a list of peer-review scientific manuscripts based on data from the National High School Sports Injury Surveillance System for the 2005-06 and 2006-07 academic years data.

  1. Borowski L, Yard EE, Fields SK, and Comstock RD. The Epidemiology of US High School Basketball Injuries, 2005-2007. Currently under review.  
  2. Yard EE, and Comstock RD. Effects of Field Location, Time in Competition, and Phase of Play on Injury Severity in High School Football. Currently under review. 
  3. Bonza J, Fields SK, Yard EE, and Comstock RD. Shoulder Injuries Among Athletes, 2005-2007.  Forthcoming, J Athl Train. 
  4. Schroeder MJ, Yard EE, Fields SK, Collins CL, and Comstock RD. The Epidemiology of US High School Soccer Injuries, 2005-2007. Forthcoming, Am J Sports Med.  
  5. Huffman EA, Yard EE, Fields SK, Collins CL, and Comstock RD. Epidemiology of Rare Injuries and Conditions among US High School Athletes during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 School Years. Forthcoming, J Athl Train.                                                                                
  6. Ingram JG, Yard EE, Fields SK, and Comstock RD. Epidemiology of Knee Injuries among Boys and Girls in US High School Athletics. Am J Sports Med. 2008 Jun;36(6):1116-1122. PubMedID: 18375784 
  7. Collins CL and Comstock RD. Epidemiology of High School Baseball Injuries in the United States, 2005-2007. Forthcoming, Pediatrics.
  8. Rechel J, Yard EE, and Comstock RD. An Epidemiologic Comparison of High School Sports Injuries Sustained in Practice and Competition. J Athl Train. 2008;43(2);197-204. PubMedID: 18345346
  9. Collins CL, Fields SK, and Comstock RD. When the Rules of the Game are Broken: What Proportion of High School Sports-Related Injuries are Related to Illegal Activity? Inj Prev. 2008;14(1);34-38. PubMedID: 18245313 
  10. Yard EE, Collins CL, Dick RW, and Comstock RD. An Epidemiologic Comparison of High School and College Wrestling Injuries. Am J Sports Med. 2008;36(1);57-64. PubMedID: 17932400
  11. Gessel LM, Fields SK, Collins CL, Dick RW, and Comstock RD. Concussions Among High School and College Athletes. J Athl Train. 2007;42(4);495-503. (Selected as runner-up of the 2007 Journal of Athletic Training Kenneth L. Knight Award for the Outstanding Research Manuscript.) PubMedID: 18174937
  12. Nelson AJ, Collins CL, Yard EE, Fields SK, and Comstock RD. Ankle Injuries Among US High School Athletes, 2005-06. J Athl Train. 2007;42(3);381-387. PubMedID: 18059994  
  13. Shankar PR, Fields SK, Collins CL, Dick RW, and Comstock RD. Epidemiology of High School and Collegiate Football Injuries in the United States, 2005-2006. Am J Sports Med. 2007;35(8);1295-1303. PubMedID: 17369559
  14. Fernandez WG, Yard EE, and Comstock RD. Epidemiology of Lower Extremity Injuries Among US High School Athletes. Acad Emerg Med. 2007;14(7);641-645. PubMedID: 17513688
  15. Comstock RD, Knox C, Yard E, and Gilchrist J. Sports-Related Injuries Among High School Athletes – United States, 2005-06 School Year. JAMA. 2006;296(22);2673-2674 – (JAMA reprint of MMWR).
  16. Comstock RD, Knox C, Yard E, and Gilchrist J. Sports-Related Injuries Among High School Athletes – United States, 2005-06 School Year. MMWR. 2006;55(38);1037-1040. 

 

Click here to download the High School RIO™ pamphlet.