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Head Injuries and Protective Eyewear in Women's Lacrosse

Webster, Bayliss, and Spadaro (1999) assert that helmets and protective eyewear are scarcely used in women's lacrosse, even though head and face injury rates in women's lacrosse (a non-contact sport) are typically higher than in men's lacrosse (a contact sport). The purpose of their latest study was to examine the effects of protective eyewear on head injury statistics in scholastic women's lacrosse and to determine how these statistics are influenced by specific variables such as type of play, injury location, and injury mechanism. This two-year study consisted of approximately 700 varsity and junior varsity female lacrosse players. Part of the study's design involved a transition from scarce to almost complete use of protective eyewear over the two-year period. Injury-data-reporting forms were handed out and collected before and after each season. The researchers requested information on injuries reported to the trainer, coach, nurse, or anyone else. Specifically, the researchers requested information on injuries involving the eyes, face, ears, scalp, skull, and jaw, and on whether the injury took place in practice or during a game. They were also interested in what caused the injury (e.g., stick, ball, competitor), and whether goggles were being worn at the time of the injury. Information regarding