International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research
Table 3 Wearing evaluation of protective footwear for firefighters in Korea
From: A study on the design improvement of protective footwear for firefighters
Classification | N (%) |
|---|---|
Injury experience when worn | |
 Yes | 181 (41.61) |
 No | 254 (58.39) |
 Total | 435 (100.00) |
Injury type in wearing | |
 Foot sole pain | 95 (39.26) |
 Blister | 30 (12.40) |
 Foot edema | 26 (10.74) |
 Foot paresthesia | 22 (9.09) |
 Skin red dot | 13 (5.37) |
 Toe overlap | 10 (4.13) |
 Burns | 2 (0.83) |
 Others | 4 (18.18) |
 Total | 242 (100.00) |
Elements of wearing inconvenience of shoes for firefighters | |
 Material | 93 (52.84) |
 Size | 40 (22.73) |
 Design | 23 (13.07) |
 Foot specificity | 6 (3.41) |
 Others | 14 (7.95) |
 Total | 176 (100.00) |