Injury Prevention for Active Duty Personnel

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Table of Contents

    GENERAL: INJURIES, RISK FA​CTORS, AND​ PREVENTION

    General: Injury Epidemiology

    Journal articles


    Technical reports​​


    Book chapters

    • Strength, Endurance and Movement.External Link In: Boehm-Davis D, Durso F, Lee J, APA Handbook of Human System Integration.  Washington DC: American Psychological Association; Grier T et al. (2015)


     

    Injury Risk Factors in Selected Populations

    Journal articles​


    Technical reports


     

    Prevention (Interventions, Studies and Evaluations)

    Journal articles


    Technical reports


     

    Body Composition

    Journal ​articles





     
    MILITARY-SPECIFIC TRAINING RELATED INJURIES

    Basic and Initial Entry Training

    Journal articles


    Technical reports


    Deployment

    Journal articles


    Technical reports


    Parachuting

    Journal articles


    Technical reports


    Physical Fitness Testing

    Journal articles


    Technical reports


    ​Road Mar​ching

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    Journal articles

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    Technical reports


    Book chapters


    Blister Prevention


    Mouthguards


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    SPORTS AND PHYSICAL TRAINING RELATED INJURIES

    Extreme Conditioning Programs (ECP)


    Physical Training​


    Rehabilitation and Recovery


    Running

    Journal articles


    Technical reports


    Sports


    ​Weight-Training




     
    SLIP, TRIP ​AND FALL-RELATED INJURIES

    Journal articles


    Technical reports




     
    SUPPLEMENTS AND CAFFEINE

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    VEHICLE ACCIDENT RELATED INJURIES




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    O​THER

    ​​Injury Prevention Initiatives

    Defense Safety Oversight Council (DSOC) 

    • Update and Addendum to Identification of Work-Related Fall Prevention Measures. Cowan DN, Jackson RR, Canham-Chervak M. (2012) 
    • Identification of Work-Related Fall Prevention Measures with a Focus on Falls from Vehicles and Other Heights. Cowan DN, Jackson RR, Canham-Chervak M. DTIC Report ADB376371. (2012) 
    • Final Report for Identification of Military Vehicle Accident Causes Preventable by Safety Technology – Phase I and II​​. Rogers H, Nelson K, Pollack K, Canham-Chervak M. DTIC Report ADB374005. (2011)
    • DSOC Initiative: Identification of Military Vehicle Accident Causes Preventable by Safety Technology. ​Pollack K, Yee N, Canham-Chervak M. (2010)​​
    • Identification of Work-Related Fall Prevention Measures. Canham-Chervak M, Nelson K. DTIC Report ADB356085. (2010)
    • DSOC Initiative: Causes and Risk Factors for Military and Privately Owned Vehicle Accidents. ​Pollack K, Gibbons L, Canham-Chervak M. (2009)​​
    • Preventing Injuries in the U.S. Military: The Process, Priorities, and Epidemiologic Evidence, CPPHM Report No. 12-HF-04MT-08. Canham-Chervak M. (2008)

    ​Soldier Medical Readiness Campaign (SMRC)

    ​Army Medicine 2020 Campaign​​​

    ​Military Working Dogs

    Safet​y


    Supplement - American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2010

    ​The following is a collection of articles published as: Public Health Approach to Injury Prevention: The U.S. Military ExperienceExternal Link​; Vol. 38, No. 1 (p. ​S1- S222), January 2010, (a supplement to the AJPM). All articles posted with permission from the AJPM. Guest Editors: Canham-Chervak M, Jones BH, Sleet DA.​​

    Introduction


    Applications of Ev​idence-Ba​sed Approaches to Injury Prevention Prioritization

    Defining the Magnitude of the Problem: U.S. Military Injury Surveillance

    Identifying Modifiable Causes and Mechanisms of Injuries: U.S. Air Force Safety Data Analyses

    Determining What Works to Prevent the Problem: U.S. Military Evaluations and Systematic Reviews of Injury Prevention Strategies

    Commentary


    Supplement - Atlas of Injuries, 1999