Type of injury | % of firefighters | % of injuries |
---|---|---|
Dislocation, strain, sprain | 18.8 | 76.3 |
Superficial injury, open wound | 3.2 | 13.0 |
Concussion, internal injury | 1.3 | 5.2 |
Fire/chemical burn, scald, frostbite | 1.3 | 5.2 |
Fractures | 0.4 | 1.7 |
Eye injury | 0.4 | 1.7 |
Amputation | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Acute poisoning, infection | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Respiratory injury | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Thermal stress/heat exhaustion | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Heart attack, stroke | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Other | 0.2 | 0.9 |