@article{ref1,
title="A retrospective evaluation of injuries to Australian urban firefighters (2003 to 2012): injury types, locations, and causal mechanisms",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2015",
author="Taylor, Nigel A. S. and Dodd, Megan J. and Taylor, Elizabeth A. and Donohoe, Alison M.",
volume="57",
number="7",
pages="757-764",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Benchmark data were sought for evaluating injury trends within Australian firefighters. <br><br>METHODS: Work-related injury data from Australia's largest urban fire and rescue organization were analyzed (2003 to 2012), with an emphasis on classification (occurrence, mechanism, agency, nature, and location) and demographic details. <br><br>RESULTS: Firefighters were injured on 6997 occasions (177 injuries per annum per 1000 full-time employees). The largest causal mechanism was muscular stress (74 injuries per 1000 full-time employees annually), with 62.1% of those incidents involving materials handling and slips, trips, and falls. No single mechanism could explain more than 20% of the injuries. The principal injury type involved sprains and strains. The most commonly injured sites were the knee, lower back, shoulder, and ankle. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: These observations provide a basis for intervention strategies that target sprains and strains associated with materials handling and slips, trips, and falls.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="10.1097/JOM.0000000000000438",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000438"
}