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Healthy Children > Health Issues > Injuries & Emergencies > Sports Injuries

Sports Injuries

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Improvements in the quality of protective equipment—such as padding and helmets—have made sports participation safer than ever before. Even so, chil­dren's bodies are still vulnerable to injury.

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