Medical and statistical indicators of injuries among servicewomen in the armed forces of the russian federation (2003–2019)

Abstract

To analyze the rates of injuries in servicewomen in the Russian Armed Forces with injuries in the leading groups for 17 years (2003–2019). We conducted a selective statistical analysis of reports on the health status of personnel in the form 3/MED of military units, in which about 80% of the total number of servicewomen served. Injury rates by medical statistic reporting were correlated with the 19th-grade groups «Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes» (S00–T98) by the International Statistical Classification of Health-Related Diseases and Problems, 10th Review. The average annual rate of injuries (primary incidence) of servicewomen in 2003–2019 was 11.70 ± 0.82‰, its share in the structure of primary morbidity for all classes of International Statistical Classification of Health-Related Diseases and Problems, 10th Review was 1.7 ± 0.2%, hospitalizations — 6.89 ± 0.54‰ and 2.5 ± 0.2%, days of labor-loss — 239.5 ± 17.8‰ and 3.7 ± .3%, dismissal 0.11 ± 0.02‰ and 1.2 ± 0.2%, mortality rate 22.87 ± 4.41 per 100,000 servicewomen and 18.0 ± 1.6%. The dynamics show a decrease in the level and proportion of injuries in the statistical reporting analyses. The most pronounced injuries in servicewomen were with knee and lower leg injuries (International Statistical Classification of Health-Related Diseases and Problems, 10th Review Chapter XIX, block 9, S80–S89), ankle and foot injuries (block 10, S90–S99), wrist and hand injuries (block 7, S60–S69), head injuries (block 1, S00–S09), elbow and forearm injuries (block 6, S50–S59). The structure of the types of injuries to the areas of the body is presented. Conducted military-epidemiological evaluation of the negative impact of injuries on the health of servicewomen. The found medical and statistical indicators of traumatism can determine the safe conditions of activity, prevention of injuries, health-improving and rehabilitation measures among servicewomen.

Keywords

military medicine / trauma / traumatism / armed forces / military personnel / medical statistics / morbidity / hospitalization / labor loss / dismissal / mortality

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Khominets V.V., Evdokimov V.I., Sivashchenko P.P., Vetoshkin A.A., Ivanov V.V.