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Activities associated with injuries in initial entry training.

Joseph J Knapik1, Bria S Graham, Jennifer Rieger

  • 1U.S. Army Institute of Public Health, 5158 Blackhawk Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010, USA.

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Activities during initial entry training (IET) pose injury risks, with gradual onset injuries being most common. Physical training, road marching, and obstacle courses present the highest injury risks per hour.

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Area of Science:

  • Military medicine
  • Sports medicine
  • Injury prevention

Background:

  • Previous research lacked data on injury-associated activities during initial entry training (IET).
  • Medical records and electronic databases did not typically capture activity-related injury data.
  • This study addresses the gap by analyzing outpatient encounters during IET.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify specific activities linked to injuries in IET.
  • To quantify the injury risk associated with different training activities.
  • To inform targeted injury prevention strategies for military recruits.

Main Methods:

  • Collected data on outpatient injury encounters from primary medical providers at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
  • Utilized a standard database including diagnosis and associated activity for each injury.
  • Focused on new injury encounters, excluding follow-up visits.

Main Results:

  • 50% of new injuries had a gradual onset, not linked to a specific event.
  • Physical training (16%), road marching (15%), and confidence/obstacle courses (5%) were common activities.
  • Injury risks were 13, 62, and 97 per hour for physical training, road marching, and obstacle courses, respectively.
  • Common diagnoses included joint pain (27%), strains (15%), blisters (14%), sprains (13%), and tendonitis (12%).
  • Blister-related injuries were higher than in previous IET studies.

Conclusions:

  • Initial entry training involves activities with significant injury risks.
  • Gradual onset injuries are prevalent and require attention.
  • Physical training, road marching, and obstacle courses are high-risk activities for injury prevention efforts.