Sports can be a lot more dangerous than anyone would think, for example, “ Nearly 110,000 children ages 5 to 14 were treated in hospital emergency rooms for baseball-related injuries.” (“Sports Injury Statistics”) and also along with that, “Baseball also has the highest fatality rate among sports for children ages 5 to 14, with three to four children dying from baseball injuries each year.” (“Sports Injury Statistics”) That three to four children that get killed just from baseball alone each year is an almost outrageous amount of kids, and the problem is that most people don’t think about injuries being that dangerous until it happens to them or someone they know/care about. A large portion of the children that get hurt end up in emergency rooms because their injuries are so bad. “More than 775,000 children, ages 14 and younger are treated in hospital emergency rooms for sports-related injuries each year.” (“Sports Injury Statistics”) Sports injuries can be a lot more threatening than anyone would really think but they are a big issue.
With now knowing the dangers of sports injuries, there is also another problem. Injuries occurring during the game due to other issues like strains and torn muscles due to