Incidence and risk factors associated with injuries during static line parachute training in Royal Thai Army

Watcharaphat Maneechaeye; Kathawoot Deepreecha; Wiroj Jiamjarasrangsi

doi:10.1186/s40779-020-00252-w

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Incidence and risk factors associated with injuries during static line parachute training in Royal Thai Army

RESEARCH | Updated：2023-06-05

- Incidence and risk factors associated with injuries during static line parachute training in Royal Thai Army
- Military Medical Research Vol. 7, Issue 4, Pages: 401-408(2020)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Royal Thai Army Medical Department, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
  2.Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine Division, Royal Thai Army Medical Department, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
  3.Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
- Author bio：
  
  * watcharaphat89@gmail.com
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- DOI：10.1186/s40779-020-00252-w
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- Published：2020-12
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Maneechaeye et al.: Incidence and risk factors associated with injuries during static line parachute training in Royal Thai Army. Mil Med Res, 2020, 7: 27.
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Maneechaeye et al.: Incidence and risk factors associated with injuries during static line parachute training in Royal Thai Army. Mil Med Res, 2020, 7: 27. DOI： 10.1186/s40779-020-00252-w.

摘要

Abstract

Background:

Incidence and risk factors of parachute injuries has been studied in developed countries

but not in trainees of the airborne forces in the Royal Thailand Army.

Methods:

A prospective cohort study was conducted among 992 military personnel who attended the basic airborne training program from February to July 2018. Information sheets were used to collect data about (a) personal demographics; (b) environmental conditions surrounding the parachute practice; and (c) parachute-related injuries. The incidence rate of injury was then calculated. Risk factors were examined using multilevel Poisson regression analysis and presented as incidence rate ratio (IRR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI).

Results:

A total of 166 parachute-related injuries occurred in 4677 jumps. The incidence rate of injury was 35.50 per 1000 jumps (95% CI 30.04–41.21). Factors significantly related to parachute injury included: jumping with equipment versus without equipment [adjusted IRR (95% CI): 1.28(0.88–1.87)]

higher wind speed [1.54(1.27–1.87) per knot]

airplane versus helicopter exit [1.75(0.68–4.55)]

side versus rear exit [2.13(1.43–3.23)]

night versus day jumping[2.19(0.81–5.90)]

and presence of motion sickness [3.43(1.93–6.92)].

Conclusions:

To prevent military static line parachute injuries

the following factors should be taken into consideration: type of aircraft

aircraft exit

time of the day

equipment

motion sickness and wind speed.

Trial registration:

The project was certified by the Research Ethics Committee

Faculty of Medicine

Chulalongkorn University (IRB No. 697/60).

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