Incidence of Occupational Injuries Among Military Working Dog Handlers, 2016-2023.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examines the incidence of injuries among active component service members in Military Working Dog (MWD) handler occupations compared to three other active component occupational groups.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted with a total of 2,524,092 active component service members including, 3935 MWD handlers, 2025 veterinary personnel, 113,413 military police, and 2,404,719 all other active component service members (ACSM). Incidence rate and incident rate ratios of injuries were determined.

Results

MWD handlers had the second highest rates of injuries (14,194.42 injuries per 10,000 p-yrs.) with veterinary personnel having the highest rate of injuries (17,320.11 injuries per 10,000 p-yrs.). Military police (11,521.71 injuries per 10

SUBMITTER: Mabila SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11898146 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature