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The tables below demonstrate the activity being performed at the time of injury, the types of injuries suffered, <br /> and the body areas injured. <br /> <br /> - -- <br />POLICE <br />As you can see from the chart on the left, over the last <br /> Activity at Time of Injury five fiscal years arrests were typically the activity that <br /> (Number of Claims) caused the most injuries. However, training injuries <br /> FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 have been gradually increasing and now account for <br /> Arrest 18 8 16 14 17 ' the same amount of injuries as arrests. Furthermore, <br /> Chase 2 3 7 5 7 injuries due to training tend to be more costly as <br /> Fitness 3 2 0 1 2 demonstrated in the graph below. <br /> Miscellaneous 7 7 4 7 9 <br /> MVA 2 1 0 6 4 ' <br /> Search 6 7 3 3 7 Severity of Injuries due to Arrests & Training <br /> Station 5 7 8 7 4' Douce <br />Training 9 6 11 12 17* <br />Vehicle"* 4 2 1 2 5 ~'~ <br />*11 training injuries were sustained in defensive tactics training <br />' ~ **includes entering/exiting car, mounting/dismounting motorcycle and ~,~ <br />''i bicycle <br /> INJURY TYPE <br /> FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 ' <br /> Bite 1 2 2 0 1 <br /> Contusions/cuts* 11 9 13 12 22 <br />I <br /> Exposures 2 3 2 5 6 <br /> Fractures/dislocations 2 3 2 5 4 <br /> Hearing trauma 1 1 1 ' 0 0 <br /> Miscellaneous** 7 3 4 4 5 <br /> Sprains/strains 25 22 31 32 34 <br /> *includes abrasions, crushes, lacerations and. punctures I <br /> **includes angina, bites, foreign body in eye, mental disorders, dermatitis,. ~ <br /> respiratory disorders, concussion, burn, and inflammation <br /> <br />FY05 <br />FY06 <br />$67,193 ~ <br />$0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 <br />^ Trai ru ng Arrests <br />BODYAREA I <br /> FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 <br />Hand/fingers 10 10 5 10 15 <br />Arm* 11 2 14 9 7 <br />Ears/eyes 5 2 3 3 1 <br />Headfface 2 5 4 4 6 <br />Knee 6 3 9 3 3 <br />Leg~`* 6 7 3 7 13 <br />Low back 6 5 8 5 9 <br />Miscellaneous*** 7 5 4 6 7 <br />' Neck 0 1 3 5 6 <br />Shoulder 3 3 3 5 5 <br />*includes from upper arm down to and i ncluding wrist <br />**includes from thigh down to and includ ing toes but does .not in clude knee <br />***includes chest, respiratory system, nervous/mental disorders, hip, <br />abdomen <br />43 <br />