scholarly journals Does employment in high risk professions relating to firefighters and emergency workers cause injuries that requires long hospitalization?

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Hrvoje Lalić ◽  
Iva Kruljac
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapy ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Sick Leave ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Injured Workers ◽  
Hospital System ◽  
Emergency Workers ◽  
The Difference

Firefighters and emergency workers are exposed to increased injury risks. The objective of the paper was to find out if such activities cause injuries that require long hospitalization. The files of 137 firefighters in Littoral Mountainous County, Croatia, were examined as well as those of 120 emergency workers in the last decade. The results have shown that on average firefighters were treated in hospitals 1.33 days, and emergency workers 0.018 days, p = .019, p < .05. The firefighters’ sick leave was longer, with a mean 63.91 days compared to emergency workers sick leave mean 22.90 days, but if two firefighters on long sick leave were excluded, the difference between two groups was not significant, p = .256, p > .05. While these injuries result in short hospitalizations time the sick leave time takes longer and requires extensive outpatient physical therapy that burden hospital system. Overall, the amount of medical care time to return these injured workers to duty is large, there is necessity of implementing innovative injury prevention programs. 

High Risk of Bias and Low Transparency in “How Effective are F-MARC Injury Prevention Programs for Soccer Players? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristian Thorborg ◽  
Kasper Krommes ◽  
Ernest Esteve ◽  
Mikkel Bek Clausen ◽  
Else Marie Bartels ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Risk Of Bias ◽  
Soccer Players

Reply to Thorborg et al.: High Risk of Bias and Low Transparency in “How Effective are F-MARC Injury Prevention Programs for Soccer Players? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wesam Saleh A. Al Attar ◽  
Najeebullah Soomro ◽  
Evangelos Pappas ◽  
Peter J. Sinclair ◽  
Ross H. Sanders
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Risk Of Bias ◽  
Soccer Players

scholarly journals Metrics to assess injury prevention programs for young workers in high-risk occupations: a scoping review of the literature

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 191-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Smith ◽  
Birinder Praneet Purewal ◽  
Alison Macpherson ◽  
Ian Pike
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Program Implementation ◽  
Occupational Injury ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Young Workers ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Efficiency Performance

Introduction Despite legal protections for young workers in Canada, youth aged 15–24 are at high risk of traumatic occupational injury. While many injury prevention initiatives targeting young workers exist, the challenge faced by youth advocates and employers is deciding what aspect(s) of prevention will be the most effective focus for their efforts. A review of the academic and grey literatures was undertaken to compile the metrics—both the indicators being evaluated and the methods of measurement—commonly used to assess injury prevention programs for young workers. Metrics are standards of measurement through which efficiency, performance, progress, or quality of a plan, process, or product can be assessed. Methods A PICO framework was used to develop search terms. Medline, PubMed, OVID, EMBASE, CCOHS, PsychINFO, CINAHL, NIOSHTIC, Google Scholar and the grey literature were searched for articles in English, published between 1975-2015. Two independent reviewers screened the resulting list and categorized the metrics in three domains of injury prevention: Education, Environment and Enforcement. Results Of 174 acquired articles meeting the inclusion criteria, 21 both described and assessed an intervention. Half were educational in nature (N=11). Commonly assessed metrics included: knowledge, perceptions, self-reported behaviours or intentions, hazardous exposures, injury claims, and injury counts. One study outlined a method for developing metrics to predict injury rates. Conclusion Metrics specific to the evaluation of young worker injury prevention programs are needed, as current metrics are insufficient to predict reduced injuries following program implementation. One study, which the review brought to light, could be an appropriate model for future research to develop valid leading metrics specific to young workers, and then apply these metrics to injury prevention programs for youth.

Athletes with Disabilities Injury Registry

1996 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Ferrara ◽  
William E. Buckley
Keyword(s):  
Medical Care ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Musculoskeletal Injuries ◽  
Upper Arm ◽  
Injury Data ◽  
Medical Referrals ◽  
Athletes With Disabilities ◽  
Access To Medical Care

The Athletes With Disabilities Injury Registry (ADIR) was designed to collect and analyze injury data from 1990 to 1992. Three hundred nineteen athletes from different disability organizations participated, and 128 reportable injuries were recorded. The injury rate during the study period was 9.45/1,000 athlete-exposures. Overall, 52% of the reported injuries were minor (0–7 days missed), 29% were moderate (8–21 days missed), and 19% were major (22 or more days missed). The shoulder and forearm/wrist accounted for the most days lost, followed by the hand/fingers and the upper arm/elbow. Musculoskeletal injuries accounted for 81 % of the reported injuries, and illness or disability-related problems accounted for 19%. Fifteen percent of the moderate and major injuries were not medically evaluated. This raises questions about access to medical care and the appropriate recognition of an injury. Injury prevention programs should focus on reducing the number of major injuries and educating athletes and coaches about appropriate medical referrals.

scholarly journals 8B.003 The value of drowning prevention programs for ‘high-risk’ populations in Australia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey Willcox-Pidgeon ◽  
Richard Franklin ◽  
Peter Leggat ◽  
Sue Devine ◽  
Justin Scarr
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Drowning Prevention ◽  
High Risk Populations

scholarly journals Multidisciplinary Unit Improves Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Rheumatic Diseases and Hereditary Thrombophilias: An Observational Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1487
Author(s):  
Isabel Añón-Oñate ◽  
Rafael Cáliz-Cáliz ◽  
Carmen Rosa-Garrido ◽  
María José Pérez-Galán ◽  
Susana Quirosa-Flores ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Rheumatic Diseases ◽  
Absolute Risk ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Obstetric Outcomes ◽  
Number Needed To Treat ◽  
Foetal Death

Rheumatic diseases (RD) and hereditary thrombophilias (HT) can be associated with high-risk pregnancies. This study describes obstetric outcomes after receiving medical care at a multidisciplinary consultation (MC) and compares adverse neonatal outcomes (ANOs) before and after medical care at an MC. This study is a retrospective observational study among pregnant women with RD and HT treated at an MC of a university hospital (southern Spain) from 2012 to 2018. Absolute risk reduction (ARR) and number needed to treat (NNT) were calculated. A total of 198 pregnancies were registered in 143 women (112 with RD, 31 with HT), with 191 (96.5%) pregnancies without ANOs and seven (3.5%) pregnancies with some ANOs (five miscarriages and two foetal deaths). Results previous to the MC showed 60.8% of women had more than one miscarriage, with 4.2% experiencing foetal death. MC reduced the ANO rate by AAR = 60.1% (95%CI: 51.6−68.7%). The NNT to avoid one miscarriage was 1.74 (95%CI: 1.5–2.1) and to avoid one foetal death NNT = 35.75 (95CI%: 15.2–90.9). A total of 84.8% of newborns and 93.2% of women did not experience any complication. As a conclusion, the follow-up of RD or HT pregnant women in the MC drastically reduced the risk of ANOs in this population with a previous high risk.

scholarly journals A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Fall Prevention Programs for Pediatric Inpatients

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 5853
Author(s):  
Eun-Joo Kim ◽  
Geun-Myun Kim ◽  
Ji-Young Lim
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Fall Prevention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Fall Prevention Program ◽  
Medium Risk ◽  
Randomized Control ◽  
Reduction Effect ◽  
Future Randomized Control Trial

Falls account for a high proportion of the safety accidents experienced by hospitalized children. This study aims to analyze the contents and effects of fall prevention programs for pediatric inpatients to develop more adaptable fall prevention programs. A literature search was performed using PubMed (including Medline), Science Direct, CINAHL, Embase, and Cochrane. We included articles published from the inception of each of the databases up to 31 March 2019. A total of 1725 results were reviewed according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and nine studies were selected. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the Comprehensive Meta-Analysis program. Four of the nine studies divided their participants into a high-risk fall group and a low-or medium-risk fall group, and all studies used a high-risk sign/sticker as a common protocol guideline for its high-risk fall group. The odds ratio of 0.95 (95% Cl 0.550–1.640) for the fall prevention program in seven studies was not statistically significant. To develop a standardized fall prevention program in the future, randomized control trial studies that can objectively measure the fall rate reduction effect of the integrated fall prevention program need to be expanded.

Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Injuries in New Zealand Army Recruits as Defined by Physical Therapy Service Presentations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narelle Hall ◽  
Maria Constantinou ◽  
Mark Brown ◽  
Belinda Beck ◽  
Suzanne Kuys
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Injury Incidence ◽  
Basic Training ◽  
Lower Limb Injuries ◽  
Limb Injuries ◽  
Army Recruits ◽  
Therapy Service

ABSTRACT Introduction Army recruit injuries occurring during basic training can lead to high personal and organizational burdens potentially threatening deployment capability. Previous military surveillance describing recruit injury as defined by physical therapy presentations is limited to 1-year duration or includes only male infantry recruits or trained personnel. Research describing injury incidence and trends specific to New Zealand Army basic training recruits over a longer period will better inform future injury prevention programs. Aims To identify the incidence and patterns of injuries reported from physical therapy presentations for New Zealand Army recruits undertaking basic training over a 4-year period. Materials and Methods This retrospective observational study identified injuries from physical therapy service presentations in New Zealand Army recruits from 2008 to 2011. All male and female New Zealand Army recruits who presented to physical therapy, following medical triage, were included. Recruit physical therapy presentations for injury and respiratory and other conditions were collated. Injury incidence was grouped by body region (upper limbs, lower limbs, and combined spinal regions) and site (joint or segment), and cumulative and injury incidence rates were calculated. Results One thousand eight hundred and ninety-six (1,697 males and 199 females) New Zealand Army recruits commenced basic training between 2008 and 2011. One thousand six hundred and eighty-three physical therapy presentations occurred for recruit injury during New Zealand Army basic training over 4 years. Lower limb injuries accounted for over 75% (n = 1,285) of the overall demand for physical therapy service during recruit basic training. Injuries sustained at the knee and below accounted for 67% of all reported injury presentations. Conclusion Four years of injury surveillance using physical therapy presentations identified the lower limb, with the knee and below as the most commonly injured regions in New Zealand Army recruits. Injury prevention interventions for New Zealand Army recruits should aim to reduce lower limb injuries. Future research on injury surveillance would benefit from incorporating clear injury and severity definitions, established injury classification systems, and standardized incidence calculations.

The Effects of Cognitive-Behavioral and Physical Therapy Preventive Interventions on Pain-Related Sick Leave

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven J. Linton ◽  
Katja Boersma ◽  
Markus Jansson ◽  
Lennart Sv??rd ◽  
Marianne Botvalde
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Sick Leave ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Preventive Interventions
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