Epidemiological sampling survey on military training-related injuries in PLA during 2009 and 2010 / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To conduct a random sampling survey in occurrence and distribution of military training-related injuries in the troops as the monitoring sites of the injury in the years of 2009 and 2010 for analyzing the epidemiological features and trend of the injury. Methods Ten troops as the monitoring site were randomly selected for the survey, and soldiers who participated in military training in the years 2009 and 2010 served as the objects of the survey. Data concerning military trainingrelated injuries were collected and analyzed according to the "Diagnostic Criteria and Treatment Principle on Military Training- Related Injury". Results Among the 63132 soldiers who participated in various military trainings, 10775 suffered from military training-related injuries in 2009 and 2010. Among which, 4076 out of the 27230 soldiers who participated in military training in 2009 suffered from training-related injury, with an incidence of 15%; while 6699 out of the 35902 soldiers who participated in military training in 2010 suffered the injury, with an incidence of 18.7%. There was a significantly higher incidence of military training-related injuries in 2010 (P<0.01). The composition ratios of osteoarticular, soft tissue, and organ injuries were 33.5%, 48.4%, and 18.1% in 2009, and 19.7%, 73.3%, and 7% in 2010, respectively. The composition ratio of organ and osteoarticular injury decreased, while that of soft tissue injuries increased significantly. Two peaks of training injuries were seen both in 2009 and 2010. Conclusions More attention should be paid to the prevention of injuries related to military training. The key to reducing the incidence of military training-related injuries is to enhance the dissemination of information about military training-related injuries and strictly carry out the "Rule for Health Protection in Military Training".