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Epidemiology of ranger injuries among members of the Game Rangers Association of Africa: Service-related risk and the call for targeted prevention strategies

2026Open accessUniversity of Pretoria

Abstract

One in every two rangers associated with the GRAA sustains an injury across their careers, with a third of rangers reporting being injured in the past 12 months. Working more than 15 years as a ranger was associated with an increased risk for career injury. Our findings should be used in conjunction with sound clinical reasoning to aid in the development of future injury prevention strategies for rangers working in Africa.

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  • Gun Ownership and Violence Research
  • Agriculture and Farm Safety
  • Injury Epidemiology and Prevention

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DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2026.113178

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