title: Work-related illness and injury claims among nationally certified athletic trainers reported to Washington and California from 2001 to 2011.
abstract: Little is known about the work-related injury and illnesses experienced by certified athletic trainers (AT).
  
  
  
  The incidence and characteristics of injury/illness claims filed in two workers' compensation systems were described from 2001 to 2011. Yearly populations at risk were estimated from National Athletic Trainers' Association membership statistics. Incidence rate ratios (IRR) were reported by job setting.
  
  
  
  Claims were predominantly for traumatic injuries and disorders (82.7%: 45.7% sprains/strains, 12.0% open wounds, 6.5% bruises) and at these body sites (back 17.2%, fingers 12.3%, and knee 9.6%) and over half were caused by body motion and overexertion (51.5%). Compared with school settings, clinic/hospital settings had modestly higher claim rates (IRR = 1.29, 95% CI: 1.06-1.52) while other settings (e.g., professional or youth sport, nursing home) had lower claim rates (IRR = 0.63, 95% CI: 0.44-0.70).
  
  
  
  These first known estimates of work-related injuries/illnesses among a growing healthcare profession help identify occupational tasks and settings imposing injury risk for ATs. Am. J. Ind. Med. 59:1156-1168, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
authors: Division of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.|Department of Exercise & Sport Science, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors: Kristen L
authors: KL
authors: Kucera
authors: Department of Epidemiology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors: Karen G
authors: KG
authors: Roos
authors: Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors: Jennifer M
authors: JM
authors: Hootman
authors: Division of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
authors: Hester J
authors: HJ
authors: Lipscomb
authors: Division of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
authors: John M
authors: JM
authors: Dement
authors: Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) Program, State of Washington Department of Labor & Industries, Olympia, Washington.
authors: Barbara A
authors: BA
authors: Silverstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D007345:Insurance Claim Review / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D013177:Sports / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014861:Washington / Q000453:epidemiology; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: athletic trainer; injury; musculoskeletal injury; reporting; workers’ compensation claims