Work-Related Injury and Management Strategies Among Certified Athletic Trainers

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• Personal Author:
  Dement, John M. ; Hootman JM ; Kucera KL ; Lipscomb HJ ; Roos KG
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: To determine the 12-month incidence and prevalence of work-related injuries and describe injury-reporting and -management strategies. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Population-based online survey. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS: Of the 29051 ATs currently certified by the Board of Certification, Inc, who "opted in" to research studies, we randomly selected 10,000. Of these, 1826 (18.3%) ATs currently working in the clinical setting were eligible and participated in the baseline survey. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): An online survey was e-mailed in May of 2012. We assessed self-reported work-related injuries in the previous 12 months and management strategies including medical care, work limitations or modifications, and time off work. Statistics (frequencies and percentages) were calculated to describe injury rates per 200000 work hours, injury prevalence, injury characteristics, and injury-reporting and -management strategies. RESULTS: A total of 247 ATs reported 419 work-related injuries during the previous 12 months, for an incidence rate of 21.6 per 200?000 hours (95% confidence interval = 19.6, 23.7) and injury prevalence of 13.5% (95% confidence interval = 12.0%, 15.1%). The low back (26%), hand/fingers (9%), and knee (9%) were frequently affected body sites. Injuries were most often caused by bodily motion/overexertion/repetition (52%), contact with objects/equipment/persons (24%), or slips/trips/falls (15%). More than half of injured ATs (55.5%) sought medical care, 25% missed work, and most (77%) did not file a workers' compensation claim for their injury. Half of injured ATs were limited at work (n = 125), and 89% modified or changed their athletic training work as a result of the injury. CONCLUSIONS: More than half of AT work-related injuries required medical care or work limitations and were not reported for workers' compensation. Understanding how ATs care for and manage their work-related injuries is important given that few take time off work. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Athletes Epidemiology Health Personnel Men Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Athletic Training Back Injuries Hand Injuries Health Care Workers Humans Injuries Knee Injuries Mechanism MSD Musculoskeletal System Musculoskeletal System Disorders Occupational Injury Repetitive Work Slips, Trips, And Falls Statistical Analysis STF Survey Training Work Environment Worker Health Workers Workers' Compensation Workers Compensation Work Task

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• ISSN:
  1062-6050
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053392
• Citation:
  J Athl Train 2018 Jun; 53(6):606-618
• Contact Point Address:
  Kristen L. Kucera, MSPH, PhD, ATC, LAT, Department of Exercise & Sport Science, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 123 Fetzer Hall, CB#8700, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8700
• Email:
  kkucera@email.unc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20130801
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Athletic Training
• End Date:
  20150831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216158/cdc_216158_DS1.pdf
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