Key data collection features of included data sets for female Australian football injuries
| JLT sport* | Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset** | Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset** | West Australian Women's Football League | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data source | Insurance claims cases | Hospital admissions | Emergency presentations | Club-based collection |
| Injuries included | Injuries which had costs that were not covered by Australia's public health system (eg, elective medical procedures such as non-urgent surgeries) or resulted in a substantial loss of income | Injuries which required admission to a hospital | Injuries for which a person sought treatment at an ED | Any self-reported injury sustained during games (no specific definition was provided). Injuries were reported by players to club trainers, with differing experience and qualifications |
| Data extraction | All cases of injuries in the football-related database were extracted, subsequently only the player-related injuries were analysed (injury cases sustained in non-playing related activities were not included) | Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit extracted cases for females with ICD-10-AM activity code U5000 (Australian Rules Football) or U5008 (other specified football) or U5009 (football unspecified) | Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit extracted all data for females with a text narrative that included the term ‘football’ or variations and derivatives. Cases were manually checked for relevance | Not applicable |
| Age range | All | All | All | 16 years plus |
| Location | Australia-wide | Victoria | Victoria | Western Australia |
| Population coverage | Players engaged in football participation (training and games) | State-wide collection of data on all admissions to Victorian public and private hospitals | 39 Victorian public hospital EDs, inclusive of all public hospitals with a 24 h service | Players in the Western Australian Women's Football Leagues—premier, reserve and youth (if over 16 years) |
| Dates included | January 2004–December 2013 | July 2008–June 2014 | July 2008–June 2013 | April–August 2014 |
| Associated information available | Area and club played, injury type, date of injury, playing surface, body region injured, month, weather, age, injury narrative | Injury type, body region injured, body part injured, player age, cause, location injury occurred, length of stay | Injury type, body region injured, body part injured, player age, cause, location injury occurred | Date of injury, venue, age, injury, pre-existing injury, cause, treatment required, timing of injury in game, expected weeks out of game, injury narrative |
| Number of records included | 522 | 500 | 1879 | 49 |
| Case capture | 100% (based on JLT being the insurance provider of all AF clubs) | 100% (based on information provided by the Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit) | 89% (based on information provided by the Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit) | Unknown |
*JLT Sport is a division of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Pty Limited.
**Data from VAED and VEMD was obtained from the Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit.
ED, emergency department.