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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2016

Leg Power As an Indicator of Risk of Injury or Illness in Police Recruits.

Robin Orr, Rodney Pope, Samantha Peterson, Benjamin Hinton, Michael Stierli

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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43 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  13. Characterization of Injuries Suffered by Mounted and Non-Mounted Police Officers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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  15. Justified Concerns? An Exploration of the Leg Tuck in a Tactical Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  16. Profiling the Typical Training Load of a Law Enforcement Recruit Class.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Robin OrrTactical Research Unit, Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD 4226, Australia. rorr@bond.edu.au.
Rodney PopeTactical Research Unit, Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD 4226, Australia. rpope@bond.edu.au.
Samantha PetersonFaculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD 4226, Australia. samantha.peterson@student.bond.edu.au.
Benjamin HintonNew South Wales Police Department, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia. hint1ben@police.nsw.gov.au.
Michael StierliNew South Wales Police Department, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia. stie1mic@police.nsw.gov.au.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tactical trainees, like those entering the police force, are required to undergo vigorous training as part of their occupational preparation. This training has the potential to cause injuries. In addition, the physical training, communal living and pressures of tactical training are known to induce immune suppression and have the potential to increase the risk of illness. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between leg power, as measured by a vertical jump (VJ), and rates of reported injuries and illnesses during police recruit training. Retrospective data from recruits (n = 1021) undergoing basic police recruit training at an Australian Police Force College was collected. Recruits completed a VJ assessment at the commencement of their second state of training. Formally reported illness and injuries were collected 12 weeks later, following completion of training. Correlations between VJ height and rates of reported illness and injury were low (r = -0.16 and -0.09, respectively) but significant (p < 0.005), with VJ height accounting for 2.6% and 0.8% of the variance in illness and injury rates, respectively. In terms of relative risks, recruits with the lowest recorded VJ heights were more than three times as likely as those with highest VJ heights to suffer injury and/or illness. Police recruits with lower VJ height are at a significantly greater risk of suffering an injury or illness during police basic recruit training.

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Muscle StrengthPoliceAdultAgedAustraliaFemaleHumansLegMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentWounds and Injuriesfitness assessmentinjury preventionlaw enforcementtacticalvertical jump

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PMID26907311
PMCPMC4772257

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