Table 1.
Injury suffered when hit by lightning. Mild injuries included closed fractures, open wounds without hemodynamically relevant bleeding, arrhythmia or paraesthesia
| Uninjured | Mildly injured | Severly injured | Dead | Unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute stress reaction | 3 | 6 | |||
| Cardiovascular disorder | 13 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Cardiovascular disorder and TBI | 1 | ||||
| Cardiovascular disorder and TBI, open wound head | 1 | ||||
| Burn injury, whole body | 1 | ||||
| Burn injury, shoulder | 3 | ||||
| Burn injury, upper arm | 1 | ||||
| Burn injury, forearm | 1 | ||||
| Burn injury, foot | 2 | ||||
| Burn injury ankle joint, multiple lacerations lower leg | 1 | ||||
| Injury not further specified, forearm | 4 | ||||
| Injury not further specified, hand | 1 | ||||
| Open wound, head | 2 | ||||
| Open wound, lower leg (due to crampon) | 1 | ||||
| Fracture, shoulder | 1 | ||||
| Fracture, lower leg | 1 | ||||
| Paresthesia lower arm, vertigo | 1 | ||||
| Parethesia not further defined | 1 | ||||
| Unknown injury pattern, not further specified by emergency service on scene | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Severe injuries included traumatic brain injury, open fractures and impairment of the cardiovascular system up to the extent of cardiac arrest