Paintball Safety and related paintball information.

Is it safe?

Paintball games are safer than most other sports except perhaps tiddlywinks. When played properly, Paintball is very safe. The following are statistics comparing various sports: NOTE: The stats for tiddlywinks were not available at the time of printing.

Sports Accidents*
 

                       YEARLY
                       Injuries
                       PER 1000      
SPORT                  PARTICIPANTS  
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PAINTBALL GAMES**          0.31
Bowling                    0.50
Archery                    0.66
Boating                    0.92
Tennis                     1.09
Golf                       1.13
Swimming                   1.30
Fishing                    1.37
Water Skiing               1.90
Handball                   2.42
Racquetball                2.53
Ice Skating                2.79
Snowmobiling               2.86
Snow Skiing                3.44
Volleyball                 4.43
Gymnastics                 7.13
Soccer                    10.54
Bicycle Riding            11.30
Boxing                    11.34
Hockey                    12.46
Basketball                22.04
Rugby                     23.14
Wrestling                 27.37
Football                  27.50
Baseball                  27.67
Lacrosse                 223.79

Other Accidents*
 

RUNNING MILES        
PER WEEK          INJURIES PER 1000 PERSONS  
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 0-19                    294.00
 20-29                   384.00
 30-39                   461.00

LOCATION           INJURIES PER 1000 PERSONS
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Moving Motor Vehicles     26.00
Street                    33.00
Work Place                61.00
Home                      93.00

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