In the USA, one quarter of all emergency room injuries to people ages 5 to 24 are caused by sports. Data from 1987/98 show that the most common sports injuries for young people were from basketball (447,000 emergency room visits per year) cycling (421,000 visits); football (271,000) and baseball/softball (245,000). Other sports that resulted in frequent emergency room visits were ice skating, roller skating, skateboarding, gymnastics and water and snow sports.