Table 2.

Characteristics of the injured

Number of injuries (n = 698)
Single injury	n = 595	85.2%
Multiple injuries	n = 103	14.8%
• 2 Injuries	n = 78	11.2%
• 3 Injuries	n = 16	2.3%
• 4 Injuries	n = 6	0.9%
• 5 Injuries	n = 1	0.1%
• 6 Injuries	n = 2	0.3%
Gender (n = 838)
Male	n = 244	29.1%
Female	n = 594	70.9%
Age (n = 832)
Mean age of injured (±SD)	32.8 (±10.1) years
Median age of injured	30.0 years
Minimum/maximum age	17/64 years
Profession (n = 833)
Nurse	n = 329	39.5%
Medical doctor	n = 242	29.1%
Medical student	n = 211	25.3%
Medical technical assistant	n = 16	1.9%
Cleaning staff	n = 16	1.9%
Others	n = 19	2.3%
Professional experience in years (n = 554)
Up to 5 years	n = 277	50.0%
6–10 years	n = 93	16.8%
11–15 years	n = 50	9.0%
15–20 years	n = 44	7.9%
21–25 years	n = 38	6.9%
More than 25 years	n = 52	9.4%
Department in which the injured person worked (n = 813)
Surgical department	n = 234	28.8%
Internal medicine	n = 226	27.8%
Anesthesiology/intensive care medicine	n = 59	7.3%
Neurology	n = 48	5.9%
Orthopedics	n = 37	4.6%
Dermatology	n = 32	3.9%
Radiology/radiation therapy	n = 31	3.8%
Others	n = 146	18.0%

Not all information was available for all data sets (n = 840). SD = standard deviation