The following list has been subjectively abbreviated from NDS-IS - Level 2, item 6 Major Injury Factors to include factors most relevant to sport. Where the item maps to the NDSIS list, the code item is shown. Where there is an asterisk (*), the item has been added as a potential injury factor. As the item is used in sports injury surveillance and feedback is given, the factor list will be modified. CODE 1 Ball CODE 2 Other sporting projectile Projectiles include javelin, puck, discus CODE 3 Hand-held sporting equipment Includes bat, racquet, hockey stick, etc. CODE 4 Field equipment Field equipment includes goal post, corner post, base, stumps* CODE 5 Surrounding equipment Surrounding equipment includes fencing, signs, spectator seating, PA system* CODE 6 Other object/structure on or near playing area* CODE 7 Other or unspecified sporting equipment CODE 8 Tree Tree includes branch, stick, twig CODE 9 Plant Plant excludes tree (Code 8) CODE 10 Climatic factor Climatic factor includes wind, rain, snow, sunshine CODE 11 Natural surface Natural surface includes irregularity such as pothole CODE 12 Dog CODE 13 Horse CODE 14 Other or unspecified natural object or animal CODE 15 Alcohol (beverage) CODE 16 Footwear Footwear includes sporting or industrial shoe or boot CODE 17 Floor CODE 18 Floor - wooden* CODE 19 Floor - concrete* CODE 20 Floor - synthetic Synthetic floor includes grass, rubber matting* CODE 21 Floor - tennis Tennis floor includes hard court surfaces* CODE 22 Surface - turf Turf surface includes uneven, long grass, pot holes* CODE 23 Surface - sand Sand surface includes compacted, wet, unraked* CODE 24 Bitumen, concrete Bitumen and concrete includes poor condition, holes, loose stones* CODE 25 Clay, crusher dust* CODE 26 Hypodermic needle/syringe CODE 27 Heat Heat includes solar and humidity* CODE 28 Cold Cold includes snow, blizzard, ice* CODE 29 Wet and slippery ground conditions* CODE 30 Hard and compacted ground conditions* CODE 31 Windy, storm* CODE 32 Lightning* |