Injury Profiles of Police Recruits Undergoing Basic Physical Training: A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Purpose A lack of published epidemiological data among police recruits presents a major challenge when designing appropriate prevention programs to reduce injury burden. We aimed to report the injury epidemiology of Western Australian (WA) Police Force recruits and examine sex and age as injury risk factors. Methods Retrospective analyses were conducted of prospectively collected injury data from WA Police Force recruits between 2018-2021. Injury was defined as 'time-loss' and injury incidence rate per 1000 training days (Poisson exact 95% confidence intervals) was calculated. For each region and type of injury, the incidence, severity, and burden were calculated. The association between age, sex, and injury occurrence were assessed using Cox regression time-to-event analysis. Results A to

SUBMITTER: Merrick N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10025230 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature