Injury Reporting and Surveillance
Information for clinicians who are required to enter data and maintain accurate records.
The definitions and use of the injury record within the Athlete Management System
The Data Dictionary Version 2.1 is the latest update to The definitions and use of the injury record within the Athlete Management System. First published in 2014, the Data Dictionary aims to combine a ‘gold standard’ of surveillance procedures and principles with operational efficiency for clinicians required to enter data and maintain accurate records.
- Injury reporting | Australian Institute of Sport
- Data Dictionary, Version 2.1 – The definitions and use of the injury record within the Athlete Management System
- AMS Injury Record help fact sheet (PDF)
An accompanying online education resource for clinicians has also been developed. The interactive course takes the key concepts from the data dictionary document, providing useful clinician-focused guidance on how to use the AMS injury record form.
A practitioner guide to understanding population injury data in sport
This guidebook provides guidance for the interpretation and use of population level health data that might be presented in a sport’s annual health report or reported periodically. This document is intended for use by professionals, including but not limited to physiotherapists, medical doctors, dieticians, psychologists, sports scientists, and strength and conditioning coaches. It may also be used to assist other members in your high-performance team to understand the data and reports that are provided.
Key scientific papers
- International Olympic Committee Injury and Illness Epidemiology Consensus Group, opens in a new tab, Bahr, R., Clarsen, B., Derman, W., Dvorak, J., Emery, C. A., ... & Chamari, K. (2020). International Olympic Committee consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sports 2020 (including the STROBE extension for sports injury and illness surveillance (STROBE-SIIS)). Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 8(2), 2325967120902908.
