FINAL REPORT 18JAN93

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Subject: FINAL REPORT   18JAN93                                          

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             Injuries

                   Examining the prevalence odds ratios and the likelihood ratios, Group

             III had significantly more injuries than Group I and Group II (Table 8). This

             relationship was noted for all injuries and for those which received medical

             attention.

                   Of the injuries experienced that were medically attended, 54% were

             related to noncombat job performance, 40% to physical training, sports and

             other free time activities, and 6% were directly related to combat (Table 10).

             As anticipated, the combat injuries occurred exclusively in Groups I and II,

             with Group III experiencing the highest proportion of noncombat job injuries.

             The distribution of injuries overall was similar to the distribution of

             personnel assigned to those job groups. Maintenance personnel reported 60% of

             injuries in Group III and they constituted 55% of that group (Table 1). Field

             personnel reported 78% and 71% of injuries in Groups I and II respectively

             while accounting for 79% and 74% of all job assignments. Physical training

             and sports activities accounted for between 28% and 42% of injuries regardless

             of severity (Table 11).



             STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS

                   The large number of personnel (N = 2715) surveyed and the fact that the

             exposure groups were of comparable size are major strengths of this survey,

             increasing the stability of the prevalence estimates and facilitating
             intergroup comparisons. The four day period over which the survey was

             administered also enhances intergroup comparisons. Each group responded based

             on experiences which occurred during the same_period.  Participants were asked

             to recollect symptoms which occurred during an approximate ten week period


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