Police and Law Enforcement Injuries In Fresno, CA

Law Enforcement face serious risk of injury each day just as other occupations such as operational work, chemical operations, and firefighting. 

Law enforcement is unpredictable. On any given day, officers have to restrain individuals, carry injured people, run after suspects, fight off suspects, defend themselves, and respond at a moment’s notice to events as they occur. Police officers have a higher risk of musculoskeletal problems such as ligament sprains, muscle strains, shoulder, and back pain. They’re also at risk of non-fatal injuries, such as body motion injuries caused by overexertion and repetitive motion or stress on muscles and joints.



Police officers also have a high risk of sustaining fatal injuries such as spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, gunshot wounds, burn injuries, and severe neck and back injuries. Assaults while on the job often cause these injuries. Other known causes are altercations with suspects, falls, shooting incidents, or knife injuries.