Injury rates and injury risk factors among federal bureau of investigation new agent trainees

BMC Public Health

Bruce H Jones³  James Yoder¹  Bria Graham³  Keith G Hauret³  David I Swedler²  Anita Spiess³  Tyson Grier³  Joseph J Knapik³ 

[1] Federal Bureau of Investigation, Human Resources Division Office of Medical Services, Health Care Programs Unit, Washington, DC, USA;Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA;U.S. Army Institute of Public Health, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA

关键词: Physical fitness;    Physical activity;    Body mass index;    Age;    Physical training;   

Others  :  1164016
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-11-920

 received in 2011-05-12, accepted in 2011-12-13,  发布年份 2011

【 摘 要 】

Background

A one-year prospective examination of injury rates and injury risk factors was conducted in Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) new agent training.

Methods

Injury incidents were obtained from medical records and injury compensation forms. Potential injury risk factors were acquired from a lifestyle questionnaire and existing data at the FBI Academy.

Results

A total of 426 men and 105 women participated in the project. Thirty-five percent of men and 42% of women experienced one or more injuries during training. The injury incidence rate was 2.5 and 3.2 injuries/1,000 person-days for men and women, respectively (risk ratio (women/men) = 1.3, 95% confidence interval = 0.9-1.7). The activities most commonly associated with injuries (% of total) were defensive tactics training (58%), physical fitness training (20%), physical fitness testing (5%), and firearms training (3%). Among the men, higher injury risk was associated with older age, slower 300-meter sprint time, slower 1.5-mile run time, lower total points on the physical fitness test (PFT), lower self-rated physical activity, lower frequency of aerobic exercise, a prior upper or lower limb injury, and prior foot or knee pain that limited activity. Among the women higher injury risk was associated with slower 300-meter sprint time, slower 1.5-mile run time, lower total points on the PFT, and prior back pain that limited activity.

Conclusion

The results of this investigation supported those of a previous retrospective investigation emphasizing that lower fitness and self-reported pain limiting activity were associated with higher injury risk among FBI new agents.

【 授权许可】

   
2011 Knapik et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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