Occupational Injuries of Spanish Wildland Firefighters: A Descriptive Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Characteristics of the Study
2.2. Sample
2.3. Procedure
2.4. Description of the Study Variables
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Total (217) | Female (18) | Male (199) | p | d | |
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Age (years) | 36.3 ± 6.3 | 36.6 ± 8.8 | 36.2 ± 6.1 | 0.836 | 0.052 |
Mass (kg) | 78.2 ± 11.6 | 66.1 ± 7.2 | 79.4 ± 11.3 | <0.001 | 1.403 |
BMI (kg·m−2) | 25.1 ± 2.9 | 23.1 ± 1.3 | 25.3 ± 2.9 | 0.002 | 0.978 |
Height (cm) | 176.4 ± 6.5 | 169.2 ± 6.4 | 177.1 ± 6.2 | <0.001 | 1.253 |
Experience (years) | 10.1 ± 5.8 | 8.9 ± 5.4 | 10.2 ± 5.8 | 0.385 | 0.231 |
PE mass (kg) | 11.8 ± 5.5 | 10.7 ± 3.7 | 12.0 ± 5.6 | 0.34 | 0.273 |
Total (217) | Female WFFs (18) | Male WFFs (199) | |||||||
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Injured (165) | Not Injured (52) | d | Injured (13) | Not Injured (5) | d | Injured (152) | Not Injured (47) | d | |
Age (years) | 37.1 ± 6.1 * | 33.8 ± 6.4 | 0.528 | 37.1 ± 8.3 | 35.2 ± 10.7 | 0.209 | 37.1 ± 5.9 * | 33.6 ± 6.0 | 0.581 |
Mass (kg) | 78.4 ± 11.3 | 77.7 ± 12.6 | 0.055 | 66.9 ± 8.1 | 63.8 ± 3.8 | 0.430 | 79.4 ± 11.0 | 79.2 ± 12.3 | 0.016 |
BMI (kg·m−2) | 25.3 ± 2.9 | 24.5 ± 2.9 | 0.275 | 23.4 ± 1.2 | 22.2 ± 1.3 | 0.970 | 25.5 ± 2.9 | 24.7 ± 3.0 | 0.248 |
Height (cm) | 176.0 ± 6.1 | 177.8 ± 7.8 | 0.230 | 169.0 ± 7.3 | 169.6 ± 3.3 | 0.092 | 176.6 ± 5.6 * | 178.7 ± 7.6 | 0.335 |
Experience (years) | 11.0 ± 5.7 * | 7.2 ± 5.2 | 0.731 | 9.2 ± 5.5 | 8.2 ± 5.5 | 0.186 | 11.1 ± 5.7 * | 7.1 ± 5.2 | 0.725 |
PE mass (kg) | 11.9 ± 5.7 | 11.9 ± 4.8 | 0.000 | 10.1 ± 3.0 | 12.2 ± 5.4 | 0.570 | 12.0 ± 5.9 | 11.8 ± 4.8 | 0.034 |
Grouping | Injured | Not Injured | Total | χ2 (p) | |
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Total | 165 (76.0%) | 52 (24%) | 217 (100.0%) | ||
Sex | female | 13 (72.2%) | 5 (27.8%) | 18 (100%) | 0.157 (0.692) |
male | 152 (76.4%) | 47 (23.6%) | 199 (100%) | ||
Age | >35 years | 91 (82.7%) | 19 (17.3%) | 110(100.0%) | 5.48 (0.019) |
≤35 years | 74 (69.2%) | 33 (30.8%) | 107 (100.0%) | ||
Position | WFF | 139 (77.7%) | 40 (22.3%) | 179 (100.0%) | 1.99 (0.369) |
foreperson | 20 (71.4%) | 8 (28.6%) | 28 (100.0%) | ||
Crew leader | 6 (60.0%) | 4 (40.0%) | 10 (100.0%) | ||
Experience | >10 years | 100 (83.3%) * | 20 (16.7%) | 120 (100.0%) | 7.84 (0.005) |
<10 years | 65 (67.0%) | 32 (33.0%) | 97 (100.0%) | ||
Physical activity (hours) | <3 h | 38 (79.2%) | 10 (20.8%) | 48 (100.0%) | 0.333 (0.847) |
3–5 h | 54 (75.0%) | 18 (25.0%) | 72 (100.0%) | ||
>5 h | 73 (75.3%) | 24 (24.7%) | 97 (100.0%) | ||
PE (kg) | >10 kg | 113 (73.4%) | 41 (26.6%) | 154 (100.0%) | 2.06 (0.151) |
<10 kg | 52 (82.5%) | 11 (17.5%) | 63 (100.0%) | ||
Preventive training | Yes | 122 (78.2%) | 34 (21.8%) | 156 (100.0%) | 1.43 (0.231) |
No | 43 (70.5%) | 18 (29.5%) | 61 (100.0%) |
Grouping | Position | ||||
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WFF | Leader | Total | χ2 (p) | ||
Total | 292 (88.0%) | 40 (12.0%) | 332 (100.0%) | - | |
Activity | Physical training | 127 (43.5%) | 25 (62.5%) | 152 (45.8%) | 11.9 (0.008) |
Preventive work | 104 (35.6%) * | 4 (10.0%) | 108 (32.5%) | ||
Wildland fire | 56 (19.2%) | 9 (22.5%) | 65 (19.6%) | ||
Others | 5 (1.7%) | 2 (5.0%) | 7 (2.1%) | ||
Cause of injury | Overuse | 159 (54.5%) * | 14 (35.0%) | 173 (52.1%) | 5.33 (0.021) |
Impact | 133 (45.5%) | 26 (65.0%) * | 159 (47.9%) | ||
Type of injury | Tendonitis and muscle pain | 133 (45.5%) | 13 (32.5%) | 146 (44.0%) | 12.4 (0.053) |
Sprains and osteoarticular pain | 64 (21.9%) | 7 (17.5%) | 71 (21.4%) | ||
Burns (blisters) | 29 (9.9%) | 2 (5.0%) | 31 (9.3%) | ||
Muscle–ligament break | 26 (8.9%) | 5 (12.5%) | 31 (9.3%) | ||
Wounds and bruises | 15 (5.1%) | 4 (10.0%) | 19 (5.7%) | ||
Fractures | 15 (5.1%) | 4 (10.0%) | 19 (5.7%) | ||
Other | 10 (3.4%) | 5 (12.5%) | 15 (4.5%) | ||
Location | Lower limbs | 142 (48.6%) | 20 (50%) | 162 (48.8%) | 1.56 (0.815) |
Upper limbs | 67 (22.9%) | 9 (22.5%) | 76 (22.9%) | ||
Back | 63 (21.6%) | 7 (17.5%) | 70 (21.1%) | ||
Head | 14 (4.8%) | 2 (5.0%) | 16 (4.8%) | ||
Other | 6 (2.1%) | 2 (5.0%) | 8 (2.4%) |
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García-Heras, F.; Rodríguez-Medina, J.; Castañeda, A.; León-Guereño, P.; Gutiérrez-Arroyo, J. Occupational Injuries of Spanish Wildland Firefighters: A Descriptive Analysis. Healthcare 2024, 12, 1615. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12161615
García-Heras F, Rodríguez-Medina J, Castañeda A, León-Guereño P, Gutiérrez-Arroyo J. Occupational Injuries of Spanish Wildland Firefighters: A Descriptive Analysis. Healthcare. 2024; 12(16):1615. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12161615
Chicago/Turabian StyleGarcía-Heras, Fabio, Juan Rodríguez-Medina, Arkaitz Castañeda, Patxi León-Guereño, and Jorge Gutiérrez-Arroyo. 2024. "Occupational Injuries of Spanish Wildland Firefighters: A Descriptive Analysis" Healthcare 12, no. 16: 1615. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12161615