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ArticleBMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation2020

What is the impact of fitness on injury risk during police academy training? A retrospective cohort study.

Colin Tomes, Ben Schram, Rodney Pope, Robin Orr

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Article in BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Colin TomesFaculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5780-1587
Ben SchramFaculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Australia.
Rodney PopeTactical Research Unit, Bond University, Robina, Australia.
Robin OrrFaculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Australia.
Bond University · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn the conduct of their daily duties, law enforcement officers (LEO) are often required to perform dynamic, physically demanding tasks with little or no notice, sometimes at maximal levels of exertion. Given these requirements, training for prospective LEOs must be rigorous enough to ensure that when trainees graduate, they are competent in their response to crisis and resilient enough to maintain this for the span of their career. Therefore, based on previously reported effectiveness of fitness testing in predicting injury risk in predominantly military settings, the aim of this study was to investigate relationships between a physical ability test (PAT) and risk of injury during police recruit training.

methodsRetrospective PAT results and trainee injury records were obtained from a national police department and Mann-Whitney U tests were performed to investigate fitness differences between trainees who were, or were not, injured. Significant results were tested for effect size using Cliff's delta (CD).

resultsSignificant differences in mean performance between groups existed for the following PAT components: pushups (injured mean 32.94 ± 8.66 reps, uninjured mean 35.67 ± 9.04 reps,

conclusionsThe results of this study suggest that a significant relationship between some PAT fitness components and injury risk exists during police recruit training.

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AttritionEnduranceInjury riskLaw enforcementStrengthTactical

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PMID32655869
PMCPMC7339529
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