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Racquetball

A game with preventable injuries

Emergency Departments of Greater Baltimore Medical Center and Saint Joseph's Hospital, Towson, Maryland

Marcos T. Doxanas, MD

Emergency Departments of Greater Baltimore Medical Center and Saint Joseph's Hospital, Towson, Maryland

One hundred fifty-seven racquetball injuries were identified. Eighty-two involved the face, but ocular injuries were probably underrepresented as a result of patient triage protocols. Facial trauma occurred more frequently among novice players. Only 9.9% of the players wore protective facial equipment and 23.1% had taken lessons before being injured. We propose that injuries could be reduced with proper player education, including the wearing of protective facial equipment. A modification in the design of con ventional facial equipment is suggested to further reduce injury.

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