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. 2013 Dec 13;110(50):847–853. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2013.0847

Table. Patient characteristics for all patients with electrical injury and separate for the age class subgroups 0–17 years (children) and ≥ 18 years (adults).

Variable All patients (n = 268) Children (0–17 years) (n = 115) Adults (≥ 18 years) (n = 153)
Age
(median [25/75 percentile])		 23 (6/35) 4 (2/8) 33 (25/42)
Male sex 71% (n = 191) 64% (n = 73) 77% (n = 118)
Pre-existing conditions

  • no pre-existing conditions

  • congenital heart defect

  • arterial hypertension

  • CHD

  • bronchial asthma
83.2% (n = 223)
1.1% (n = 3)
7.6% (n = 18)
0.8% (n = 2)
1.1% (n = 3)
89.6% (n = 73)
2.6% (n = 3)
–
0.9% (n = 1)
1.7% (n = 2)
78.4% (n = 118)
–
13.3% (n = 20)
0.7% (n = 1)
0.7% (n = 1)
Workplace accidents 36.9% (n = 99) 4.3% (n = 5) 61.4% (n = 94)
High-voltage accidents (>500 V) 3.0% (n = 8) 1.7% (n = 2) 4.0% (n = 6)
Power source

  • not specified

  • power point

  • lamp/bulb

  • cable

  • string lights

  • electrical device

  • other
7.8% (n = 21)
28.4% (n = 76)
15.3% (n = 41)
26.5% (n = 71)
1.1% (n = 3)
18.3% (n = 49)
2.6% (n = 7)
3.5% (n = 4)
51.3% (n = 59)
14.8% (n = 17)
19.1% (n = 22)
2.6% (n = 3)
7.0% (n = 8)
1.7% (n = 2)
11.1% (n = 17)
11.1% (n = 17)
15.7% (n = 24)
32.0% (n = 49)
–
26.8% (n = 41)
3.3% (n = 5)
Transport to hospital

  • Self

  • EA+d

  • EA

  • missing data*

  • other
48.1% (n = 129)
6.3% (n = 17)
24.3% (n = 65)
17.9% (n = 48)
3.0% (n = 8)
47.8% (n = 55)
3.5% (n = 4)
16.5% (n = 19)
26.1% (n = 30)
6.1% (n = 7)
48.4% (n = 74)
8.5% (n = 13)
30.1% (n = 46)
11.8% (n = 18)
0.7% (n = 1)
Duration of hospital stay (hh:mm) 19:50
(15:58/23:28)		 18:42
(15:33/23:15)		 20:33
(16:11/23:32)

*missing data typically indicates self-referral;

CHD, coronary heart disease; EA+d, doctor-staffed emergency ambulance#; EA, emergency ambulance