Safe Kids Middlesex County and the Level I Trauma Center at RWJUH Sponsor April 18 Youth Sports Safety Clinic

Parents, athletes, coaches and recreation staff are invited to a sports safety clinic being held on Wednesday, April 18, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at South Brunswick High School.

More than five million kids under the age of 18 suffer a sports related injury each year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The most common types of sport-related injuries in children are sprains (mostly ankle), muscle strains, bone or growth plate injuries, repetitive motion injuries and heat-related illness. The rate and severity of sports-related injury increases with a child’s age, and up to 50 percent of injuries seen in pediatric sports medicine are related to overuse.

At this youth sports safety clinic, learn about concussion prevention and screening methods, the importance of pre-participation physicals, proper hydration, spotting cardiac events, overuse and acute injury prevention techniques and appropriate gear and equipment.

The Safe Kids Middlesex County Youth Sports Safety Clinic is sponsored by the Level I Trauma Center at RWJUH and Safe Kids Middlesex County.  It is offered as part of a sports safety national education campaign sponsored by Safe Kids Worldwide and supported by Johnson & Johnson.

For more information about the sports safety clinic, call (732) 418-8026.