Hospitalizations for Accidents and Injuries in the U.S. Navy II. External Cause of Accident, Duty Station Assignment, and Level of Seniority.
Abstract
An epidemiological analysis of accident-related hospitalizations was conducted to determine if risk varied by external cause, seniority, or duty station and then for selected causes and groups, whether the risk varied by duty status (on-or off-duty). All male enlisted personnel who had an accident that resulted in a hospitalization during the period 1977-1979 were included in the study (N = 5608). By using ICDA external cause codes it was determined that athletic, automobile, and motorcycle-related accidents accounted for 63% of all off-duty injury hospitalizations. Machinery, falls, and miscellaneous accidents were the three most frequent (59%) causes of hospitalization for on-duty personnel. An inverse relationship was observed between risk of injury and seniority; higher injury rates occurred in lower pay grades. Destroyer personnel had a significantly higher on-duty accidental injury hospitalization rate from machinery and fall-related accidents compared to the total Navy. Replenishment skip personnel had the highest hospitalization rate (Relative Risk = 1.94), while shore-based personnel had the lowest rate (Relative Risk = 0.75) for injuries caused by machinery. These results indicate that risk of injury among Navy enlisted personnel varies widely as a function of seniority, duty station, duty status, and contributing cause, strengthening the hypothesis that the shipboard environment is a major risk factor for accidents and injuries. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA155046
Entities
People
- C. M. Bone
- J. C. Helmkamp
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center