Field Hockey (activity, Apparel Or Equipment)
Twenty years of CPSC NEISS emergency-room records for this consumer product category, combined with demographic breakdowns, multi-year injury trends, and matching recall notices.
Sports & Recreation Equipment · CPSC Code 1295
Down 17% over 5 years
The verdict
Field Hockey (activity, Apparel Or Equipment) carry a danger score of 33/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 3,966 ER-treated injuries a year that are declining by about 17% over the last five years.
- 33/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 3,966
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 0.7%
- end in hospital admission
- 15-24
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 1295 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 33/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for field hockey (activity, apparel or equipment) - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume3,966 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)0.7%
- Fatality rate0.00%
- 5-year trend-17%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Field Hockey (activity, Apparel Or Equipment) (CPSC product code 1295, in the Sports & Recreation Equipment category) generate an estimated 3,966 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 79,322 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 33/100 for this category (low risk), combining raw injury volume, demographic reach, severity of outcome, and multi-year trend. The five-year trajectory shows that injury counts are declining by about 17% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2008 (6,438 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2020 (1,131 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for field hockey (activity, apparel or equipment) is laceration to the face, accounting for approximately 10,171 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by strain, sprain to the ankle (4,969 cases). The 15-24 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 48,422 cases over the NEISS window, and females appear slightly more often than the opposite sex in that cohort. Severity outcomes from the NEISS disposition field show that 0.7% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 0 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how field hockey (activity, apparel or equipment) fail in real households. Every figure on this page comes from CPSC-published data: NEISS projects national estimates from a probability sample of about 100 U.S. hospital emergency departments, while SaferProducts.gov collects voluntary reports from consumers, manufacturers, and clinicians. The danger score, trend indicators, and demographic breakdowns update automatically when CPSC releases a new yearly NEISS file, which is why this page is dated 2024-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.
Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2024)
Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 141 | 55 | |
| 5-14 | 4,138 | 21,428 | |
| 15-24 | 4,288 | 44,126 | |
| 25-34 | 1,470 | 1,726 | |
| 35-44 | 657 | 561 | |
| 45-54 | 371 | 124 | |
| 55-64 | 32 | 156 | |
| 65-74 | 0 | 44 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Face | Laceration | |
| Ankle | Strain, Sprain | |
| Finger | Fracture | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Finger | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Head | Concussion | |
| Hand | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Mouth | Laceration | |
| Knee | Strain, Sprain | |
| Face | Fracture | |
| Face | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Finger | Strain, Sprain | |
| Knee | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Lower Trunk | Other | |
| Ankle | Contusions, Abr. |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
19YOF PRESENTS TO ED W/ EYEBROW/FOREHEAD LACERATION. PT WAS PLAYING FIELD HOCKEY EARLIER TODAY WHEN SHE GOT HIT IN THE EYEBROW W/STICK. PT HAD IMMEDIATE BLEEDING FROM AREA THAT WAS CONTROLLED W/ DIRECT PRESSURE. DENIES LOC. PT NOT ANTICOAGULATED. DX: LACERATION FOREHEAD
9 YOF INJURED ANKLE PLAYING FIELD HOCKEY DX: PAIN
13 YOF HIT HEAD AGAINST BRICK WALL WHILE PLAYING FIELD HOCKEY YESTERDAY, DENIES LOC BUT DOES STATE HER VISION WENT BLACK AFTERWARDS, DX: CONCUSSION
17YOM, PLAYING FIELD HOCKEY ATTEMPTING TO SCORE A GOAL WHEN THE GOALIE KNEED HER IN THE ABDOMEN, DX: LEFT LOWER QUADRANT ABDOMINAL PAIN; CONTUSION ABDOMINAL WALL
34YOM PRESENTS AFTER GETTING HIT IN THE SCROTUM WITH A HOCKEY PUCK. DX: TESTICULAR INJURY
20YOF PRESENTS WITH CALF PAIN AFTER PLAYING FIELD HOCKEY 4 DAYS PRIOR. DX: LEFT LEG PAIN
11YOF HAS FIELD HOCKEY PRACTICE FOUR TIMES A WEEK AND NOW HE'S HAVING PAIN IN RIGHT LOWER LEG DX: ARTHRALGIA
42YOF, ACCIDENTALLY GOT STRUCK TO THE BACK OF HEAD BY A FIELD HOCKEY BALL ON SUNDAY NO LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND BECAUSE HER MOTHER WAS HERE IN THE HOSPITAL SHE THOUGHT SHE WOULD COME AND BE CHECKED COMPLAINING OF FEELING LIGHTHEADED DX: HEAD INJURY
25YOF, PLAYING FIELD HOCKEY PLANTED FOOT AND TWISTED BODY RESULTING IN KNEE PAIN DX: ACUTE PAIN OF LEFT KNEE
7YOM PRESENTS WITH ARM PAIN AFTER CATCHING HIS ARM ON A HOCKEY STICK WHILE PLAYING FIELD HOCKEY. DX; RIGHT ARM PAIN
16YOF, PLAYING FIELD HOCKEY AT SCHOOL BENT DOWN TO HIT A BALL, STOOD UP AND FELT A POP IN HER HIP DX: RIGHT HIP STRAIN
16YOF PRESENTS WITH ANKLE INJURY AFTER PLAYING FIELD HOCKEY. DX: SPRAIN OF ANKLE, FRACTURE OF FOOT
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to field hockey (activity, apparel or equipment) on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are field hockey (activity, apparel or equipment)?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, field hockey (activity, apparel or equipment) have a danger score of 33/100 (low risk). An estimated 3,966 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from field hockey (activity, apparel or equipment)?
The most common injury is laceration to the face, accounting for approximately 10,171 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from field hockey (activity, apparel or equipment) increasing or decreasing?
Down 17% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for field hockey (activity, apparel or equipment) injuries?
The 15-24 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 48,422 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by field hockey (activity, apparel or equipment)?
Of all ER visits involving field hockey (activity, apparel or equipment), approximately 0.7% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (99.3%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with field hockey (activity, apparel or equipment)?
You can file a consumer incident report at SaferProducts.gov, the official CPSC reporting portal. Reports help the CPSC identify emerging hazards and trigger investigations or recalls. You can also call the CPSC hotline at 1-800-638-2772.
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Safety Guides
What this means for you
Treat the 33/100 score as relative risk between products, not your personal odds of injury.
- See where this category ranks against every other tracked product. Full rankings
- Injuries cluster in the 15-24 age group, take extra care if that describes your household.
- Check for active recalls on this product before you assume it is safe. CPSC recalls
NEISS estimates ER-treated injuries from a national probability sample of hospitals; they do not capture injuries treated elsewhere or not treated at all.
Data: CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) 2005–2024 and SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports. Injury estimates are based on a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. hospital emergency departments. This page is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the CPSC.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, scored, and verified.
