Table 2.
Injuries and fatalities reported in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.a
| Accidents reported | Germany (n=597) | Austria (n=62) | Switzerland (n=25) | P value | |||
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Total, n (%) | 453 (75.9) | 47 (76) | 11 (44) | <.001 | ||
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Injured (cumulative), n | 1170 | 115 | 18 |
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Staff, n (%) | 537 (45.9) | 47 (41) | 8 (44) |
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Third party, n (%) | 217 (18.6) | 8 (7) | 8 (44) |
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Patient, n (%) | 113 (9.7) | 12 (10) | 2 (11) |
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Children, n (%) | 7 (0.6) | 3 (3) | 0 (0) |
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Not reported | 296 (25.3) | 45 (39) | 0 (0) |
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Injured persons per accident, mean (95% CI) | 1.96 (1.76-2.15) | 1.85 (1.49-2.22) | 0.72 (0.28-1.16) | <.001 | ||
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Injured/100,000 inhabitants (95% CI) | 1.409 (1.329-1.49) | 1.294 (1.057-1.53) | 0.211 (0.113-0.308) | <.001 | ||
| Accidents causing death |
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Total, n (%) | 28 (4.7) | 6 (10) | 0 (0) | <.001 | ||
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Fatalities (cumulative), n | 31 | 7 | 0 |
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Third party, n (%) | 16 (51.6) | 4 (67) | 0 (0) |
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Patient in the ambulance, n (%) | 9 (29.0) | 1 (17) | 0 (0) |
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Staff, n (%) | 4 (12.9) | 1 (17) | 0 (0) |
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Children, n (%) | 2 (6.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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Fatalities per accident, mean (95% CI) | 0.052 (0.032-0.072) | 0.113 (0.020-0.201) | 0 | .74 | ||
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Fatalities/100,000 citizens (95% CI) | 0.037 (0.024-0.05) | 0.079 (0.02-0.137) | 0 | <.001 | ||
| Accidents causing death or injury (/100,000 inhabitants) |
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Total, n (%) | 461 (77.2) | 49 (79.03) | 11 (44.99) | <.001 | ||
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Injured or death/100,000 inhabitants (95% CI) | 0.555 (0.505-0.606) |
0.551 (0.397-0.706) | 0.129 (0.053-0.205) |
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Blue light and sirens, n (%) | 272 (45.6) | 8 (13) | 10 (40) | <.001 | ||
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Blue light and sirens causing death and injury, n (% of all blue light and sirens) | 213 (77.6) | 8 (100) | 7 (70) | .27 | ||
aDue to rounding, percentages may not add up to 100.