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Table 2 Body location of reported injuries

From: Profiling the injuries of law enforcement recruits during academy training: a retrospective cohort study

Location

Proportion of injuries (%)

95% CI

Incidence

Proportion of injuries—male (%)

95% CI

Proportion of injuries—female (%)

95% CI

Knee

133 (23.42%)

20.12–27.07%

85.30

88 (24.04%)

19.95–28.67%

42 (21.65%)

16.44–27.97%

Ankle

79 (13.91%)

11.31–17.00%

50.67

50 (13.66%)

10.52–17.56%

29 (14.85%)

10.62–20.65%

Lower Leg

59 (10.39%)

8.14–13.17%

40.41

37 (10.11%)

7.42–13.62%

20 (10.31%)

6.77–15.39%

Hips

50 (8.80%)

6.74–11.42%

32.07

27 (7.38%)

5.12–10.52%

22 (11.34%)

7.61–16.57%

Thigh

40 (7.04%)

5.21–9.45%

25.65

30 (8.20%)

5.80–11.46%

10 (5.16%)

2.82–9.22%

Low Back

36 (6.34%)

4.61–8.65%

23.09

27 (7.38%)

5.12–10.52%

9 (4.64%)

2.46–8.58%

Shoulder

32 (5.63%)

4.02–7.84%

21.16

20 (5.47%)

3.56–8.28%

12 (6.19%)

3.58–10.50%

Foot/Toe

26 (4.58%)

3.14–6.63%

16.68

15 (4.10%)

2.50–6.65%

11 (5.67%)

3.20–9.87%

Hand/Digit

24 (4.22%)

2.86–6.22%

15.39

15 (4.10%)

2.50–6.65%

9 (4.64%)

2.46–8.58%

Face

14 (2.46%)

1.47–4.09%

8.98

9 (2.50%)

1.30–4.61%

5 (2.58%)

1.11–5.89%

Chest/Rib

13 (2.29%)

1.34–3.88%

8.34

7 (1.91%)

0.93–3.89%

5 (2.58%)

1.11–5.89%

Nervous System

11 (1.94%)

1.09–3.44%

7.05

8 (2.19%)

1.11–4.26%

3 (1.55%)

0.53–4.45%

Head

10 (1.76%)

0.96–3.21%

6.41

8 (2.19%)

1.11–4.26%

2 (1.03%)

0.28–3.68%

Wrist

9 (1.59%)

0.83–2.98%

6.41

3 (0.82%)

0.28–2.38%

6 (3.09%)

1.42–6.58%

Ears

6 (1.06%)

0.49–2.29%

3.85

2 (0.55%)

0.15–1.98%

4 (2.06%)

0.80–5.18%

Neck

6 (1.06%)

0.49–2.29%

3.85

5 (1.37%)

0.59–3.16%

1 (0.52%)

0.09–2.87%

Eyes

5 (0.88%)

0.38–2.04%

3.21

4 (1.09%)

0.42–2.77%

0

0

Abdomen

5 (0.88%)

0.38–2.04%

3.21

2 (0.55%)

0.15–1.98%

3 (1.54%)

0.53–4.45%

Mouth/Throat

4 (0.70%)

0.27–1.79%

2.57

4 (1.09%)

0.42–2.77%

0

0

Upper Arm

3 (0.53%)

0.18–1.65%

1.92

3 (0.82%)

0.28–2.38%

0

0

Elbow

2 (0.35%)

0.10–1.27%

1.28

1 (0.27%)

0.05–1.53%

1 (0.52%)

0.09–2.87%

Upper Back

1 (0.18%)

0.03–1.00%

0.64

1 (0.27%)

0.05–1.53%

0

0

Total

568 (100%)

  

366 (100%)

 

194 (100%)

 
  1. (1) Incidence reported in cases per 1000 recruits per year of exposure to training. (2) Nervous system is inclusive of concussions. Columns may not add up to 100% due to rounding