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DEFENCE PHYSICAL EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS PROJECT Infantry and Airfield Defence Guards REPORT 3 REVIEW OF INJURY DATA: INFANTRY AND ADG J T Harvey W R Payne E L Otago March 2005 DPESP REPORT 3 Review of Injury Data: Infantry and ADG Contract C538679 Conduct of a Physical Employment Standards Study for the Australian Defence Force CONTACT Professor Warren Payne Project Manager Defence Physical Employment Standards Project School of Human Movement and Sport Sciences University of Ballarat PO Box 663 Ballarat Victoria 3353 Phone: 03 5327 9693 Fax: 03 5327 9060 Email: [email protected] This report was accepted by the Department of Defence on 8/3/2005 i DPESP REPORT 3 Review of Injury Data: Infantry and ADG DEFENCE PHYSICAL EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS PROJECT Infantry and Airfield Defence Guards COMPLETED AND PLANNED REPORTS No. Short Title1 Date1 Type Completed Reports 1 Selection of Key Trade Tasks for Detailed Observation Mar 04 Minor 2 Selection of Potential Endurance Tests & Anthropometric Measures Sep 04 Minor 3 Review of Injury Data: Infantry and ADG Mar 05 Minor Planned Reports 4 Trade Tasks Movement Analysis: Infantry and ADG Jun 05 Minor 5 Trade Tasks Risk Analysis: Infantry and ADG Jul 05 Minor 6 The Effect of Physically Demanding Infantry and ADG Trade Tasks on Apr 05 Minor Cognitive Performance: a Pilot Observational Study 7 Supplementary Injury Survey: Infantry and ADG Jul 05 Minor 8 Selection of Criterion Trade Tasks: Infantry and ADG Mar 05 Minor 9 Trade Task Analysis: Infantry and ADG Jul 05 Major 10 Reliability of Simulation Tests: Infantry and ADG Jul 05 Minor 11 Normative Physical Performance Data: Infantry and ADG Oct 05 Major 12 Physical Performance Standards: Infantry and ADG Dec 05 Major 1 In the case of planned reports, both the titles and the dates of publication are provisional. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors wish to acknowledge the assistance and support of Mr John Mathieson of the Defence Physical Employment Standards Project Office, and Major Brett de Masson of Army Personnel, and the contributions of the key informants who are listed in Annex A. The authors also wish to acknowledge the contributions made by the following members of the DPESP Peer Review Panel, who critically reviewed this report: Dr John Culvenor, Professor Caroline Finch, Ms Deb Pascoe, Dr Mark Rayson, Associate Professor Steve Selig, Ms Judy Swan, Ms Rebecca Tanner and Dr Chris Turville; and of Mrs Jill Boatman to the production of this report. This report was accepted by the Department of Defence on 8/3/2005 ii DPESP REPORT 3 Review of Injury Data: Infantry and ADG CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................................v THE AUTHORS .........................................................................................................vi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...........................................................................................vii REFERENCE DOCUMENTS ......................................................................................x ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ........................................................................x 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................1 1.1 Background......................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Aim...................................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Scope.................................................................................................................................. 1 2 METHODOLOGY ...............................................................................................3 2.1 Identification and Sourcing of Relevant Data ..................................................................... 3 2.2 Overview of the Data Analysis............................................................................................ 3 3 DATA SOURCES ...............................................................................................4 3.1 OHSCB and DHSB: Defcare, EpiTrack and DIPP Databases ........................................... 4 3.2 ADF Population Data .......................................................................................................... 4 3.3 Other Potential Data Sources ............................................................................................. 4 Compensation Data....................................................................................................... 4 Rehabilitation Data ........................................................................................................ 4 First Aid Data from Unit Regimental Aid Posts (RAPs) ................................................. 4 Near-miss or Dangerous Occurrence Reports .............................................................. 5 CATTs Subject Matter Experts ...................................................................................... 5 3.4 Key Informants.................................................................................................................... 5 4 INJURY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS..............................................................6 4.1 Definitions, Systems and Standards................................................................................... 6 4.2 Classification Systems Used in Defence Injury Databases................................................ 7 5 DEFCARE DATA................................................................................................8 5.1 Description of Defcare Data and Associated ADF Population Data................................... 8 Scope of the Defcare Database .................................................................................... 8 Characteristics and Limitations of Defcare Data ........................................................... 8 Defcare Data Subset for the DPES Project................................................................... 9 ADF Unit Population Data............................................................................................ 10 5.2 Analysis of Defcare Data .................................................................................................. 10 Defining the Scope for the PES Analysis .................................................................... 10 Analysis ....................................................................................................................... 14 5.3 Results and Discussion .................................................................................................... 15 All Incidents ................................................................................................................. 15 Incidents Relating to CATTs........................................................................................ 31 Serious Injuries Relating to CATTs ............................................................................. 35 5.4 Injury Incidence Rates ...................................................................................................... 36 6 EPITRACK DATA.............................................................................................39 6.1 Description of EpiTrack Data ............................................................................................ 39 6.2 Characteristics and Limitations of EpiTrack Data............................................................. 41 6.3 Analysis of EpiTrack Data................................................................................................. 41 6.4 Results and Discussion .................................................................................................... 42 This report was accepted by the Department of Defence on 8/3/2005 iii DPESP REPORT 3 Review of Injury Data: Infantry and ADG 7 DATA FROM THE DEFENCE INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAM (DIPP).... 46 7.1 Description of DIPP Data .................................................................................................. 46 7.2 Characteristics and Limitations of DIPP Data................................................................... 47 7.3 Analysis of DIPP Data....................................................................................................... 47 Data from East Timor................................................................................................... 47 Results from East Timor .............................................................................................. 52 Data from the School of Infantry .................................................................................. 53 Results from the School of Infantry.............................................................................. 53 Comparison of Data from East Timor and the School of Infantry ................................ 58 8 COMPARISONS AND EVALUATIONS........................................................... 59 8.1 Defence Injury Databases................................................................................................. 59 8.2 Comparison of Reported Injury Rates............................................................................... 59 Injury Incidence Rates ................................................................................................. 59 Lost Time Injury Incidence Rates................................................................................