A descriptive study of orthopaedic injuries due to parachute jumping in soldiers
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Title
A descriptive study of orthopaedic injuries due to parachute jumping in soldiers
Subject
Parachuting injuries, Abbreviated injury scale, Injury severity score
Description
Background: While parachute jumping, soldiers may suffer minor or life-threatening injuries in various parts of the
body. Several trauma scoring systems assess the severity of such injuries. The primary goal of this study was to
assess clinical characteristics and the severity of orthopaedic, musculoskeletal, and other injuries from military
training-related parachute jumping using two trauma scoring systems (AIS and ISS). Our secondary goal was to
assess whether there was an increase in injury rates with age.
Methods: In total, 185 military personnel between 19 and 51 years old who were injured as a result of daytime
static parachute jumping during 44 months between January 2016 and August 2019 were included in the study.
Demographic data; vital signs; the level of consciousness; the Glasgow Coma Scale; ISS trauma region classifications;
anatomical injury sites; AIS and ISS scores; diagnoses; treatment methods; hospitalization status; and duration of
hospital stay were examined descriptively.
Results: There were 184 male and one female participant. The most commonly injured body site was the foot
(33.5%), and the most common diagnosis was soft tissue trauma (64.3%). The most commonly injured body site
was the foot (33.5%), and the most common diagnosis was soft tissue trauma (64.3%). Regarding treatment
methods, 51.4% received analgesic pills and cold pack application, 42.7% received a plaster splint, and 5.9% had
orthopaedic surgery. The mean ISS score was 5.16 ± 3.92. The hospitalization rate was significantly higher for
patients with a critical AIS score than those with a severe AIS score (p < 0.001).
Conclusions: The use of trauma scoring systems to assess injury severity among patients admitted to an ED due to
a parachute jumping injury may facilitate treatment selection. We found that AIS and ISS were useful in
determining injury severity. Therefore, we recommend the use of trauma scoring systems for assessing the injury
severity and the therapeutic approach, and we advocate for the use of the 17 anatomical regions we used in this
study. We also found that with increasing age, the severity of injury could increase.
body. Several trauma scoring systems assess the severity of such injuries. The primary goal of this study was to
assess clinical characteristics and the severity of orthopaedic, musculoskeletal, and other injuries from military
training-related parachute jumping using two trauma scoring systems (AIS and ISS). Our secondary goal was to
assess whether there was an increase in injury rates with age.
Methods: In total, 185 military personnel between 19 and 51 years old who were injured as a result of daytime
static parachute jumping during 44 months between January 2016 and August 2019 were included in the study.
Demographic data; vital signs; the level of consciousness; the Glasgow Coma Scale; ISS trauma region classifications;
anatomical injury sites; AIS and ISS scores; diagnoses; treatment methods; hospitalization status; and duration of
hospital stay were examined descriptively.
Results: There were 184 male and one female participant. The most commonly injured body site was the foot
(33.5%), and the most common diagnosis was soft tissue trauma (64.3%). The most commonly injured body site
was the foot (33.5%), and the most common diagnosis was soft tissue trauma (64.3%). Regarding treatment
methods, 51.4% received analgesic pills and cold pack application, 42.7% received a plaster splint, and 5.9% had
orthopaedic surgery. The mean ISS score was 5.16 ± 3.92. The hospitalization rate was significantly higher for
patients with a critical AIS score than those with a severe AIS score (p < 0.001).
Conclusions: The use of trauma scoring systems to assess injury severity among patients admitted to an ED due to
a parachute jumping injury may facilitate treatment selection. We found that AIS and ISS were useful in
determining injury severity. Therefore, we recommend the use of trauma scoring systems for assessing the injury
severity and the therapeutic approach, and we advocate for the use of the 17 anatomical regions we used in this
study. We also found that with increasing age, the severity of injury could increase.
Creator
Taner Sahin and Sabri Batın
Publisher
BMC Emergency Medicine
Date
(2020) 20:58
Contributor
Fajar bagus W
Format
PDF
Language
Indonesia
Type
Text
Files
Collection
Citation
Taner Sahin and Sabri Batın, “A descriptive study of orthopaedic injuries due to parachute jumping in soldiers,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/3571.