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Table 1 Injury Cases by Type and Diagnoses

From: Retrospective examination of injuries and physical fitness during Federal Bureau of Investigation new agent training

Type

Diagnosis

New Injuries

Follow-Ups

  

Cases (n)

Proportion of Total Cases (%)

Cases (n)

Proportion of Total Cases (%)

Overuse

Stress fracture

2

0.0

2

0.2

 

Tendonitis

79

1.7

36

3.5

 

Degenerative joint disease

1

0.0

0

0.0

 

Bursitis

10

0.2

14

1.4

 

Fasciitis

12

0.3

7

0.7

 

Retropatellar pain syndrome

22

0.5

11

1.1

 

Impingement

21

0.5

13

1.3

 

Muscle injury (overuse strain)

66

1.4

24

2.3

 

Joint injury (overuse sprain)

18

0.4

5

0.5

 

Musculoskeletal pain (overuse)

340

7.4

95

9.3

 

Shin splints

122

2.6

48

4.7

Traumatic

Muscle injury (traumatic strain)

520

11.3

175

17.1

 

Joint injury (traumatic sprain)

437

9.5

146

14.2

 

Musculoskeletal pain (traumatic)

1250

27.1

159

15.5

 

Other traumatic injury

20

0.4

4

0.4

 

Dislocation

46

1.0

24

2.3

 

Bone Fracture

32

0.7

28

2.7

 

Tooth Fracture

35

0.8

0

0.0

 

Nasal Fracture

9

0.2

6

0.6

 

Blister

30

0.6

2

0.2

 

Abrasion or laceration

404

8.8

39

3.8

 

Contusion

428

9.3

78

7.6

 

Neurological

16

0.3

3

0.3

 

Closed Head Injury/Concussion

19

0.4

15

1.5

Environmental or Other

General heat-related injury

25

0.5

7

0.7

 

Heat exhaustion

30

0.6

5

0.5

 

Heat stroke

3

0.1

0

0.0

 

Rhabdomyolysis

14

0.3

14

1.4

 

Exertion-related

102

2.2

5

0.5

 

Dehydration

34

0.7

6

0.6

 

Insect bites or stings

202

4.4

21

2.0

 

Other animal bite

2

0.0

0

0.0

 

Other, environ/toxic injury

2

0.0

1

0.1

 

Chemical Burn (Capsicum Spray)

244

5.3

27

2.6

 

Thermal Burn (Shell Casing)

17

0.4

3

0.3

 

Cold Injury

1

0.0

0

0.0

Unknown

1

0.0

3

0.3