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Parachuting injury surveillance, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, May 1993 to December 1994
1Epidemiology Programs Branch, U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion, Wellness and Preventive Medicine, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21045, USA.
Military Medicine
|March 1, 1997
Abstract:
Surveillance for parachute-related injuries was conducted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, between May 1993 and December 1994. During this 20-month period, lower-extremity injuries (27% of all injuries), axial skeletal (back and neck) strains and sprains (19.3%), and closed head injuries (18.4%) were the leading causes of injury. The incidence of injuries requiring emergency care was 8/1,000 jumps. This rate is well within the jump injury planning estimate, suggesting that airborne training and operations are conducted in a safe and effective manner at Fort Bragg.