Citation

Senier L, Bell NS, Yore MM, Amoroso PJ. Work 2002; 18(2): 161-170.

Affiliation

SSDS, Inc., Eight Nonesuch Drive, Natick, MA 01760-1041, USA. laura.senier@na.amedd.army.mil

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, IOS Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12441580

PMCID

PMC2141687

Abstract

Data from the Total Army Injury and Health Outcomes Database (TAIHOD) were used to describe 28,352 fall-related hospitalizations among active-duty Army soldiers between 1980 and 1998. Soldiers who were younger than age 26, single, and had a high school education or less were at greatest risk. Falls from a height were more likely to be fatal than other types of falls, accounting for 88% of all fatalities. In cases where duty status was known, 64% of the falls took place while the soldier was on duty and half of these occurred during training. The most common type of fall during training was fall from a height (37%). Falls on stairs and ladders accounted for 49% of all off-duty falls. Future research should include identification of specific behavioral and occupational risk factors for falls, particularly those occurring during training activities, and falls occurring off duty.

Language: en