Epidemiological survey of military training-related injuries in tank crew of the armored forces

Objective To survey the characteristics and distribution of military training-related injuries in tank crew of the armored forces.Methods With cluster sampling method,self-designed questionnaire was used in an on-scene investigation among 1028 soldiers of the armored forces.All data were statistically classified according to the diagnostic standard of Chinese PLA for analysis.The ratio in different categories of the injuries was calculated.Results The total incidence of military training-related injuries was 40.2%.The rate of injuries was highest in spring(18.8%),followed by that in winter,and lowest in summer and autumn.Injuries occurred more frequently in lower limbs,waist and buttocks(53.3%),and injuries in shoulder,upper limbs and back accounted for 36.3%,that in head accounted for 3.6%,and the total incidence of injuries occurring in neck,chest and abdomen accounted for 6.8%.Bruise was the main kind of injury,and and it often happened during firing of gun and backfill training.Conclusions The incidence of military training-related injuries in tank crew is high.Appropriate precautions should be taken based on the survey results to decrease the incidence of training injury.