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Written question asked by Siobhain McDonagh (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 March 2024. It was answered by Andrew Murrison (Conservative) on Friday, 15 March 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Parachuting

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2024 to Question 13532 on Armed Forces: Parachuting, if he will break down the data provided by (a) broken bones, (b) respiratory illness, (c) punctured lungs, (d) other injury and (e) death.

Answer

From 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2023, a total of 527 Service personnel sustained injuries from parachuting. Of these:

  1. 143 had broken bones (fractures)
  2. 1 had a respiratory illness
  3. 382 had other injuries

There was one fatality as a result of parachuting in 2021.

This information was drawn from a number of databases and relied on manual data extraction based on specific search terms.

The type of injury was identified from a number of different variables in the data including the free text narrative of the description of the incident. The MOD Health and Safety systems are not medical databases and do not contain clinical diagnoses. The databases are also live and therefore information is subject to change or revisions. As a result, there is a risk of inconsistency with the data, and the returns may not be exhaustive.

Any records that did not contain one of the search terms used has been categorised as ‘other’. These are reported conditions including but not limited to sprains, pain, bruising and lacerations.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
17270
Session
2023-24
Related items
Armed Forces: Parachuting
Friday, 23 February 2024
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Armed forces Death Injuries Parachuting
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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