A Survey of Self-Reported Injuries Among Special Boat Operators

摘要: Abstract : Special Operations place great physical demands on personnel. In most Navy settings, greater are associated with musculoskeletal injury rates. Within the community, Boat operators have a unique set of risks. Small boats operating in open ocean subject to large shock and vibration forces. Exposure such forces can lead discomfort, performance degradation. an effort begin assessing prevalence injuries related operations small craft, self-report survey (SBUlS) was administered 154 operator personnel drawn from Units 12, 20 22. Sample mean age 32.0 +/- 5.9 yr., years military service 12.0 5.5, time Boats 4.7 3.0 yr. The SBUlS obtained demographic information, unit assignment role past general pain levels, details up three specific injuries, exercise history information. Specific information included type location injury, duration care for that injury. prevalent sprains strains followed by disc problems trauma. sites were lower back, knee shoulder. 94.8% occurred job. sample population represented 722 person-years Unit exposure. this sample, resulted 145 days hospitalization, 929 sick leave, 4,223 limited duty, 4,218 job/mission performance, 2,294 lost mission training time, 4,089 conditioning time. It possible compare hospitalization rates as whole. Only constructionmen (CN), seamen (SN), firemen (FN), airmen (AN) had than SBU respondents.