Acute acoustic traumas caused by large-caliber weapons and explosions among conscripts in the Finnish Defence Forces - a population-based survey.

IF 1.2 4区医学 Q3 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY

Acta Oto-Laryngologica Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-21 DOI:10.1080/00016489.2025.2467922

Markku Toivonen, Rauno Pääkkönen, Riina Niemensivu, Antti A Aarnisalo, Antti A Mäkitie

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Abstract

Background: Conscripts have a risk for an acute acoustic trauma (AAT) due to exposure to large-caliber weapons or explosions despite the much tighter safety precautions than those for rifle-caliber weapons.

Aims: We aimed to investigate the population-based frequency of AATs after exposure to such noise sources during conscript training in the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF), and to evaluate their possible causes.

Materials and methods: We collected all registered AAT incidents from the FDF over the available periods 1997-2003 and 2008-2010.

Results: The likelihood of having an AAT from heavy weapon or explosion noise was 0.07%, and the most common noise sources were cannons, bazookas and mortars.

Conclusions and significance: There is a constant need to survey, educate and train personnel regarding risks of noise at military exercises to prevent AATs. This study adds to the existing knowledge on the risk of hearing loss resulting from AAT in military settings.

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背景：由于暴露于大口径武器或爆炸中，尽管有比步枪口径武器更严格的安全预防措施，应征入伍者仍有急性声创伤（AAT）的风险。目的：我们旨在调查芬兰国防军（FDF）征兵训练期间暴露于此类噪声源后AATs的人群频率，并评估其可能的原因。材料和方法：我们收集了1997-2003年和2008- 2010年期间FDF中所有已登记的AAT事件。结果：重型武器或爆炸噪声引起AAT的可能性为0.07%，最常见的噪声源为大炮、火箭炮和迫击炮。结论与意义：需要对军事演习中噪声的危害进行调查、教育和培训，以预防AATs的发生。这项研究增加了对军事环境中AAT导致听力损失风险的现有知识。

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Acta Oto-Laryngologica 医学-耳鼻喉科学

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2.50

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3-6 weeks

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