Injuries and Injury Risk Factors in the 23rd Quartermaster Brigade, Fort Lee, Virginia

Abstract

In March 2017, Kenner Army Health Center requested assistance from the Army Public Health Center (APHC) Injury Prevention Division (INP) in describing injuries and injury risk factors among Trainees in-processing with the 262nd Battalion of the 23rd Quartermaster Brigade. Purpose: To 1) describe injuries sustained during basic combat training among Trainees in-processing with the 262nd Battalion, 23rd Quartermaster Brigade and 2) examine risk factors for injury among in-processing Trainees. Methods: Surveys were administered to Trainees in-processing with the 262nd Battalion of the 23rd Quartermaster Brigade for Advanced Individual Training (AIT) courses with start dates between 31 July and 12 December 2017. The survey included questions on personal and health characteristics, unit PT during Basic Combat Training (BCT), and injury during BCT. Administrative records were obtained for all Trainees in-processing with the 262nd Battalion of the 23rd Quartermaster Brigade from the Army Training Requirements and Resources System (ATRRS). Medical encounter data were obtained from the Defense Medical Surveillance System (DMSS), a data system maintained by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch (AFHSB). Descriptive statistics (frequencies, distributions, means, standard deviations (SD)) were calculated for personal and health characteristics, physical training, and injuries. To investigate potential factors associated with injury during AIT, injury odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated for men and women separately. Results: Of the 2,146 Trainees who in-processed with the 262nd Battalion in the timeframe, 1,869 completed surveys (87%). Sixty-six percent were enrolled in the Petroleum Supply Specialist course.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 12, 2019
Accession Number
AD1086860

Entities

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  • Bruce H. Jones
  • Catherine Rappole
  • Michelle Canham-chervak

Organizations

  • United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine

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  • Brain Injuries
  • Data Science
  • Disability Administration
  • Electronic Cigarettes
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Information Science
  • Injury Prevention
  • Lower Extremity
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Public Health
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Surveys
  • Trainees
  • United States
  • Wounds And Injuries

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