This observational study intends to analyze the characteristic of specific accidents happened in Austrian's mountainous regions. The mechanisms of accidents which are evaluated are lightning accidents, cardiopulmonary resuscitation with or without automated external defibrillator, frostbite injuries, accidents with flying vehicle (e.g. paraglider, hang-glider…).
The data are collected retrospectively from the database of Austrian alpine police force. These data are analyzed. The information from this database (scene of accident, weather, daytime…) is compared to secondary data collected from the University Hospital of Innsbruck. The comparison of both databases was approved by the Austrian Data Protection Agency. The goal of the study is to give detailed information of circumstances leading to accident and give medical information of the patient's condition and his outcome.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
500
General and specific data collected
General and Surgical Critical Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Number of persons suffered an accident in Alpine Mountains in Austria
The number of persons (n/year) which suffered one of the specified accidents.
Time frame: 2005-2015
Gender of persons suffered an accident in Alpine Mountains in Austria
Gender male/female or non specified which suffered one of the specified accidents.
Time frame: 2005-2015
Mortality of persons suffered an accident in Alpine Mountains in Austria
Number of persons deceased (deceased/n per year) which suffered one of the specified accidents.
Time frame: 2005-2015
Number of pattern like injured patients treated in University Hospital of Innsbruck, a major tertiary trauma center in western Austria.
(n/year) treated in University Hospital of Innsbruck
Time frame: 2005-2015
Gender of pattern like injured patients treated in University Hospital of Innsbruck, a major tertiary trauma center in western Austria.
male/female, unspecified treated in University Hospital of Innsbruck
Time frame: 2005-2015
Injury severity score (ISS) of pattern like injured patients treated in University Hospital of Innsbruck, a major tertiary trauma center in western Austria.
Injury severity score of suffered injury (ISS=AIS\*AIS)
Time frame: 2005-2015
Abbreviated Injury severity scale (AIS) of pattern like injured patients treated in University Hospital of Innsbruck, a major tertiary trauma center in western Austria.
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Abreviated Injury severity scale of suffered injury (1-6 points; scale - minor, moderate, serious, severe, critial, maximum)
Time frame: 2005-2015
Type of evacuation and mortality
Type of evacuation (terrestrial, helicopter, combined terrestrial and helicopter) and the mortality for each group (deceased/n per year)
Time frame: 2005-2015