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The risk factors for commotio cordis include the location and timing of the blow, the type of mechanical stimulus, age, chest morphology, and the hardness of the object involved in the impact. | |||
Young athletes who are involved in sports such as baseball, soccer, ice hockey, polo, rugby, cricket, softball, pelota, fencing, lacrosse, boxing, karate, kung fu and other martial arts where there is a likelihood of sustaining blow to the chest. | Young athletes who are involved in sports such as baseball, soccer, ice hockey, polo, rugby, cricket, softball, pelota, fencing, lacrosse, boxing, karate, kung fu and other martial arts where there is a likelihood of sustaining blow to the chest. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
The risk factors for commotio cordis include the location and timing of the blow, the type of mechanical stimulus, age, chest morphology, and the hardness of the object involved in the impact. Young athletes who are involved in sports such as baseball, soccer, ice hockey, polo, rugby, cricket, softball, pelota, fencing, lacrosse, boxing, karate, kung fu and other martial arts where there is a likelihood of sustaining blow to the chest.