Relationship between training load and law enforcement recruit injuries during academy training

Introduction: Law enforcement is a profession interspersed with periods of high intensity, physically demanding occupational requirements such as chasing suspects. To prepare for this occupation, law agencies typically utilise training known academies. These academies represent sudden increase in physical load, and mental stress. It therefore unsurprising that these result rates injury. The aim research was to assess the relationship between load factors injury risk recruits. Methods: A retrospective desktop analysis conducted profile across seven academy classes. Estimates were based on cohort, rather than an individual level there overall workload instead individualized. This method validated acceptable levels agreement, through use Bland-Altman Plot, compared Polar Team Pro Sensors. generalized linear mixed model maximum likelihood estimation, adaptive Gauss-Hermite approximation, utilized explore included variables binomial outcome, assessed distance covered, weekly change distance, cumulative hours spent various forms (e.g., aerobic anaerobic), fitness assessment scores, task scores. stepwise approach utilised choose best fitting whereby each variable modelled individually. model, measured by Akaike Bayesian information criterion, carried forward. repeated until addition new did not significantly improve, aforementioned fit. Results: Data collected from 547 participants (431 male, 116 female). There 76 injuries (53 23 female) occurred during time-period. Recruits covered approximately 15 km week, large increases (~ 10 km) occurring early academy. week training, sex (χ2= 38.26, p-value < 0.001). results suggest every 80 m odds sustaining are increased factor 1.08 (OR: 1.08, 95%CI 1.04 – 1.12). As progresses, decreases subsequent weeks (OR = 0.94, 0.91 0.98), while males less likely sustain 0.55, 95% CI 0.34 0.91). Discussion: recruit population. Distance population engage ‘one size fits no-one’ program centred around body weight exercises long-distance running. Adjusting ability-based style where adjusted fitness, may be able decrease Further, including more muscular strength power could improve components vital decreasing run potentially mitigating risk. Conflict interest: My co-authors I acknowledge we have no conflict interest relevance submission abstract.