Parachuting injury surveillance, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, May 1993 to December 1994.
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.
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Epidemiology Programs Branch, U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion, Wellness and Preventive Medicine, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21045, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001359:Aviation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D009657:North Carolina; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*