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____ _ <br />As shown in the table on the left, the number o <br />~ <br />FIREIEMS injuries due to medical calls only increased by two <br /> ' Activity atTime of Injury claims. Further breakdown of the claims resulting <br /> (Number of claims) from medical calls shows that 10 were sprains/ <br /> FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 strains and half of those were due to lifting <br />~ Drills/training 12 8 11 15 patients. The rest of the medical calls included a <br /> Fire incident 2 4 8 18 bite, punctures, contusions, and 15 exposure <br /> Maintenance 5 4 11 3 claims. <br /> Medical calls 37 18 27 29 <br /> Physical fitness 1 2 4 3 The largest increase of claims was seen in claims <br /> Station 5 4 5 7 filed due to fire incidents. The total for FY06 was 8 <br /> but in FY07 there were 18 claims due to fire <br /> - - -- <br />~- - - <br />incidents. <br /> As another way to measure the impact of injuries, the Severity of Injuries by Type of Activity <br /> f th <br />it FIRe~Ms <br /> y o <br />e <br />graph on the right illustrates the total sever <br /> three most common activities that resu lted in injuries. L~ss,125 <br />= <br /> Unfortunately, there was a significant increase in the 1 <br />YOa ,oss $1oa,osa <br /> cost of training related injuries in FY07 ; three claims ~ rs oral <br />$ <br /> accounted for 82 percent of the total claims cost. cos - .$ss,sss <br /> 539,63 <br /> - $32,315 <br /> <br />--- FY06 - E $29,108 $83,099 <br /> 80DYAREA $s~,~15 <br /> FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 1=vo7 - T~ r ;- $1ss,oaa <br /> Abdomen 0 0 3 0 1 $aos~2 <br /> Arm* 13 15 2 12 11 go $so,ooo $100,000 $1so,ooo $200,000 <br /> Ears/eyes 2 2 4 3 4 <br />=-~ Head/face 3 0 3 1 O Fire Incident Training Medical Calls <br /> Hip 0 1 0 0 0 <br /> Leg** 6 7 10 16 13 <br /> Low back 16 13 13 20 22 <br /> Miscellaneous*** 8 14**** 1 8 15 The tables to the left and below show a five year <br /> Neck 1 4 2 1 1 history of Fire/EMS workers' compensation claims <br /> Shoulder 3 2 3 4 6 by the body area injured and the injury type. <br /> Upper back 3 1 3 1 2 <br />' *includes from upper arm down to and including fingers <br /> **includes from thigh down to and including toes <br /> ""includes chest, digestive system, respiratory system <br /> <br />~ <br />_- _. - <br />~ ***`12 were meningitis exposures. - <br />' <br /> ---_ -- - - INJURY TYPE <br />-- FY03 FY04 FY05 ' FY06 `FY07 <br /> Bunts 0 1 0 0 0 <br />~ <br />'~ i <br />, Contusions/cuts* 12 9 4 7 8 <br />~ <br />, Exposures** 16 17 4 4 15 ' <br />~`~ ~ Fractures/dislocations 2 0 0 3 3 <br />~- Hernia 0 1 2 0 0 <br /> ~ Miscellaneous *** 6 2 4 9 ` 6 <br /> Sprains/strains 29 29 30 43 43 <br />;.. ~ , *includes crushes, lacerations, abrasions, and punctures <br />-~" ! <br />,~ **includes poison oak{1), blood (4), eye infection (1); meningitis (6), <br />~.y `<. ~ <br />~~ virus (3) <br />**includes hearin <br />g trauma, angina, bites, foreign body in <br /> <br />i <br /> eye, shock <br /> - <br />28 <br />