Table 2.
Presentation and circumstances of electrical accident
| Baseline parameters | |
|---|---|
| Self-admission | 231 (48.1%) |
| Admission via ambulance car | 245 (51.0%) |
| Admission via emergency helicopter | 4 (0.8%) |
| Time from accident to admission (h; mean ± SD) | 2.9 ± 3.9 |
| Resuscitation on site | 1 (0.2%) |
| High voltage accident (> 1000 V) | 18 (3.8%) |
| Loss of consciousness | 13 (2.7%) |
| Transthoracic current | 104 (21.7%) |
| Workplace accident | 184 (38.3%) |
| Suicide attempt | 5 (1.0%) |
| Power source | |
| Household electrical device | 129 (26.9%) |
| Electric conductor | 79 (16.5%) |
| Electric socket | 69 (14.4%) |
| Lamp | 44 (9.2%) |
| Other | 61 (12.7%) |
| Not known | 98 (20.4%) |
| Complaints at admission | |
| No complaints | 298 (62.1%) |
| Numbness of extremities | 94 (19.6%) |
| Burns | 84 (17.5%) |
| Chest pain | 28 (5.8%) |
| Pain of the extremities | 21 (4.4%) |
| Headache | 14 (2.9%) |
| Dizziness | 13 (2.7%) |
| Palpitations | 9 (1.9%) |
| Nausea | 6 (1.3%) |
| Intubated | 4 (0.8%) |
| Other | 14 (2.9%) |
| Severity of burns | |
| I° or electrical marks | 75 (15.6%) |
| II° | 8 (1.7%) |
| III° | 1 (0.2%) |
| IV° | 2 (0.4%) |
| Concomitant injuries | 8 (1.7%) |