Abstract
Purpose : Injury rates and injury risk factors were examined for the first time among cadets undergoing Summer Warfare Annual Basic (SWAB) training at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA). Methods : Participant s were 778 men and 286 women from four years of SWAB training. Before SWAB training, the subjects were administered a Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) (2-minute maximal effortsit-ups and 1.5 mile run) andfunctionalmovement screening (FMS) test.Heightand weight were measured and, gender, age and ethnicity were obtained from administrative records. Training -related injuries were compiled from student medical records. The diagnosis, body part location, disposition, and limited duty days were recorded foreach clinic visit. Results:During the 8 weeks of SWAB training, 23.8% of the women and 18.4% of the men were injured at least once. Compared to the men, the odds of an overall injury
Highlights
Each year, United States Coast Guard (USCG) cadets undergo 8 weeks of Summer Warfare Annual Basic (SWAB) Training at New London, Connecticut at the beginning of their first year of service
Both BCT and SWAB training represent opportunities to investigate gender-related injury issues under conditions where environmental exposures and physical training programs are essentially identical for men and women4
Men were faster than the women and both men and women improved during SWAB training
Summary
Each year, United States Coast Guard (USCG) cadets undergo 8 weeks of Summer Warfare Annual Basic (SWAB) Training at New London, Connecticut at the beginning of their first year of service. Prior military studies consistently show that women incur about twice the injury rate of men in Basic Combat Training [1,2,3,4,5]. No previous studies have been published on injuries among USCG recruits undergoing SWAB training. Both BCT and SWAB training represent opportunities to investigate gender-related injury issues under conditions where environmental exposures and physical training programs are essentially identical for men and women. Both BCT and SWAB training represent opportunities to investigate gender-related injury issues under conditions where environmental exposures and physical training programs are essentially identical for men and women4 Both women and men perform all training activities together and have similar living conditions. A secondary purpose was to examine potential risk factors for injuries in this cohort
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