2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Total controls | 2012 | Total | |||||||
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RA | PY | RA | PY | RA | PY | RA | PY | RA | PY | RA | PY | |
n=13 | n=2 | n=17 | n=24 | n=6 | n=5 | n=36 | n=31 | n=11 | n=3 | n=47 | n=34 | |
Body part | ||||||||||||
Lower extremity | 12 (92.3) | 2 (100) | 13 (76.4) | 8 (33.3) | 3 (50) | 2 (40) | 28 (77.8) | 12 (38.7) | 9 (81.8) | 1 (33.3) | 37 (78.7) | 13 (38.2) |
Upper extremity | 0 | 0 | 2 (11.8) | 6 (25) | 0 | 1 (20) | 2 (5.6) | 7 (22.6) | 1 (9.1) | 2 (66.6) | 3 (6.4) | 9 (26.5) |
Back/spine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | 1 (20) | 1 (2.8) | 5 (16.1) | 1 (9.1) | 0 | 2 (4.3) | 5 (14.7) |
Head/face/neck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (8.3) | 0 | 1 (20) | 0 | 3 (9.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (8.8) |
Torso | 1 (7.7) | 0 | 2 (11.8) | 4 (16.7) | 2 (33.3) | 0 | 5 (13.9) | 4 (12.9) | 0 | 0 | 5 (10.6) | 4 (11.8) |
Injury type | ||||||||||||
Sprain/strain | 12 (92.3) | 2 (100) | 11 (64.7) | 13 (54.2) | 3 (50) | 2 (40) | 26 (72.2) | 17 (54.8) | 8 (72.7) | 2 (66.6) | 34 (72.3) | 19 (55.9) |
Contusion/laceration | 0 | 0 | 3 (17.6) | 6 (25) | 1 (16.7) | 1 (20) | 4 (11.1) | 7 (22.6) | 1 (9.1) | 0 | 5 (10.6) | 7 (20.6) |
Fracture/dislocation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (4.2) | 1 (16.7) | 1 (20) | 1 (2.8) | 2 (6.5) | 1 (9.1) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (4.3) | 3 (8.8) |
Burn | 0 | 0 | 1 (5.9) | 1 (4.2) | 0 | 1 (20) | 1 (2.8) | 2 (6.5) | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.1) | 2 (5.9) |
Other* | 1 (7.7) | 0 | 2 (11.7) | 3 (12.5) | 1 (16.7) | 0 | 4 (11.1) | 3 (9.7) | 1 (9.1) | 0 | 5 (10.6) | 3 (8.8) |
Mechanism of injury | ||||||||||||
Acute overexertion | 11 (84.6) | 2 (50) | 7 (41.2) | 17 (70.8) | 4 (66.7) | 3 (60) | 22 (61.1) | 22 (71.0) | 9 (81.8) | 2 (66.6) | 31 (66) | 24 (70.6) |
Cutting, piercing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (12.5) | 0 | 1 (20) | 0 | 4 (12.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (11.8) |
Struck by/caught between | 0 | 0 | 5 (29.4) | 0 | 1 (16.7) | 0 | 6 (16.7) | 0 | 1 (9.1) | 1 (33.3) | 7 (14.9) | 1 (2.9) |
Fall | 1 (7.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.1) | 0 |
Other† | 1 (7.7) | 0 | 5 (29.4) | 4 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | 1 (20) | 7 (19.4) | 5 (16.1) | 1 (9.1) | 0 | 8 (17.0) | 5 (14.7) |
Injury rate | 13/19 (0.68) | 2/10 (0.20) | 17/40 (0.43) | 24/34 (0.71) | 6/18 (0.33) | 5/14 (0.36) | 36/77 (0.47) | 31/57 (0.54) | 11/32 (0.34) | 3/27 (0.11) | 47/109 (0.43) | 34/109 (0.31) |
Exercise-related injury rate | 5/19 (0.26) | 0 | 6/40 (0.15) | 6/34 (0.18) | 3/18 (0.17) | 0 | 14/77 (0.18) | 6/57 (0.11) | 8/32 (0.25) | 1/27 (0.04) | 22/109 (0.20) | 7/109 (0.06) |
Total | 15/19 (0.79) | 41/40 (1.03) | 11/18 (0.61) | 67/77 (0.87) | 14/32 (0.44) | 81/109 (0.74) |
*Includes injury types, medical, eye, electrical injury and missing.
†Includes injuries with a mechanism of thermal effect, transportation-related, unspecified and missing.
PY, probationary year; RA, recruit academy.