What are we doing with those injuries you've been reporting?
As you are aware, the Texas Legislature recently mandated that regulated fire departments report all firefighter injuries to the Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) via our FIDO reporting system, and that the commission make recommendations for avoiding injuries, based on the reported injuries. In addition to their recommendations, we wanted to be able to provide with you some feedback and information on what you have been providing to us.
Our newest informational resource, Avoid Injury!, will bring you up-to-date information on the injuries departments are reporting to the TCFP. You’ll get to see what other departments are experiencing, think about how your department stacks up, and then we’ll provide you with tips for avoiding these injuries.
2010
TCFP has been collecting injury data from you since March 2010. By the end of 2010 we only had 20% of the regulated entities reporting injuries, but we moved forward with our mandated report.
The 2010 firefighter injuries report was passed and approved by the commission earlier this year. To see the recommendations from the commission on the 2010 injuries visit the commission’s webpage.
2011
Thus far in 2011, we have 90% of the regulated entities reporting injuries or “no injuries.”
Thank you to all those departments that have reported your injuries!
Thank you to all those departments that have reported your injuries!
46% Report “No Injuries”
44% Report at least one injury
10% have not reported either way
Check out the types of injuries reported in 2011, thus far:
Types of Injuries
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Total (8/15/2011)
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Strain-Sprain
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1192
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Exposure Airborne Pathogen
|
287
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Exposure Blood Pathogen
|
140
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Environmental
|
137
|
Wound
|
322
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Broken Spine-Neck
|
2
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Bites-Stings
|
49
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Broken Bones
|
29
|
Burns
|
91
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Chest Pains-Cardiac
|
32
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Debris/Penetrating
|
32
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Electrocution
|
5
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Exposure-Chemical
|
35
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Hearing Loss - Acute
|
8
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Hearing Loss - Chronic
|
4
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Heart Attack
|
2
|
Pain Medical Unspecified
|
28
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Smoke-Gas Inhalation
|
31
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Stroke
|
2
|
Grand Total
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2428
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As you can see, Sprains & Strains, Exposure Injuries, Environmental Injuries, and Wounds are the most common types of reported injuries. Over the next few months we’ll be focusing on these types of injuries, so check back here regularly to help keep your team safe.
After we cover those types of injuries we'll look at certain activities that lead to injuries. Stay tuned!
After we cover those types of injuries we'll look at certain activities that lead to injuries. Stay tuned!
