Recordable injury rates for the patient care units
| Study hospital (A) | 12 months preprogramme (n=2149) | 12 months postprogramme (n=2131) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury category | Injury count | Rate/100 FTEs | 95% CI | Injury count | Rate/100 FTEs | 95% CI | Rate ratio* | 95% CI |
| All injuries | 448 | 20.8 | 19.0 to 22.9 | 388 | 18.2 | 16.5 to 20.1 | 0.873 | 0.76 to 1.00 |
| Lost days | ||||||||
| Days away injuries | 306 | 14.2 | 12.7 to 15.9 | 261 | 12.3 | 10.9 to 13.8 | 0.860 | 0.73 to 1.01 |
| No days away injuries | 142 | 6.6 | 5.6 to 7.8 | 127 | 6.0 | 5.0 to 7.1 | 0.902 | 0.71 to 1.15 |
| Body part | ||||||||
| Back | 121 | 5.6 | 4.7 to 6.7 | 95 | 4.5 | 3.7 to 5.5 | 0.792 | 0.61 to 1.04 |
| Neck/shoulder | 64 | 3.0 | 2.3 to 3.8 | 43 | 2.0 | 1.5 to 2.7 | 0.678 | 0.46 to 1.00 |
| Cause of injury | ||||||||
| Lift/exertion injuries | 239 | 11.1 | 9.8 to 12.6 | 174 | 8.2 | 7.0 to 9.5 | 0.734 | 0.60 to 0.89 |
| Nature of injury | ||||||||
| Pain/inflammation injuries | 153 | 7.1 | 6.1 to 8.3 | 119 | 5.6 | 4.7 to 6.7 | 0.784 | 0.62 to 1.00 |
| Contusion/bruise injuries | 71 | 3.3 | 2.6 to 4.1 | 62 | 2.9 | 2.3 to 3.7 | 0.881 | 0.63 to 1.24 |
| Sprain/strain injuries | 106 | 4.9 | 4.1 to 6.0 | 86 | 4.0 | 3.3 to 5.0 | 0.818 | 0.62 to 1.09 |
| Comparison hospital (B) | 12 months preprogramme (N=2348) | 12 months post-programme (n=2414) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury category | Injury count | Rate per 100 FTEs | 95% CI | Injury count | Rate per 100 FTEs | 95% CI | Rate ratio | 95% CI |
| All injuries | 197 | 8.39 | 7.30 to 9.65 | 180 | 7.46 | 6.44 to 8.63 | 0.889 | 0.73 to 1.09 |
| Lost days | ||||||||
| Days away injuries | 70 | 2.98 | 2.36 to 3.77 | 57 | 2.36 | 1.82 to 3.06 | 0.792 | 0.56 to 1.12 |
| No days away injuries | 127 | 5.41 | 4.55 to 6.44 | 123 | 5.10 | 4.27 to 6.08 | 0.942 | 0.74 to 1.21 |
| Body part | ||||||||
| Back | 33 | 1.41 | 1.00 to 1.98 | 30 | 1.24 | 0.87 to 1.78 | 0.884 | 0.54 to 1.45 |
| Neck/shoulder | 15 | 0.64 | 0.39 to 1.06 | 11 | 0.46 | 0.25 to 0.82 | 0.713 | 0.33 to 1.55 |
| Cause of injury | ||||||||
| Lift/exertion injuries | 56 | 2.39 | 1.84 to 3.10 | 48 | 1.99 | 1.50 to 2.64 | 0.834 | 0.57 to 1.23 |
| Nature of injury | ||||||||
| Pain/inflammation injuries | 42 | 1.79 | 1.32 to 2.42 | 29 | 1.20 | 0.83 to 1.73 | 0.672 | 0.42 to 1.08 |
| Contusion/bruise injuries | 19 | 0.81 | 0.52 to 1.27 | 17 | 0.70 | 0.44 to 1.13 | 0.870 | 0.45 to 1.67 |
| Sprain/strain injuries | 25 | 1.06 | 0.72 to 1.58 | 28 | 1.16 | 0.80 to 1.68 | 1.089 | 0.64 to 1.87 |
*Italicised values indicate significant (p<0.05) differences between preprogramme and postprogramme.