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NCT Number: NCT03405467

10-years Nationwide Alpine Accidents in Austria

This observational study intends to analyze the characteristic of specific accidents happened in Austrian's mountainous regions. The mechanisms of accidents which are evaluated are lightning accidents, cardiopulmonary resuscitation with or without automated external defibrillator, frostbite injuries, accidents with flying vehicle (e.g. paraglider, hang-glider…).

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Key information

Conditions

Alpine Accident Cardiopulmonary Arrest With Successful Resuscitation Cold Injury Electric Injuries Flight Accident Frostbite Lightning Injuries Wounds and Injuries

Age range

Up to 120 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

General and Surgical Critical Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck

Innsbruck, 6020, Austria

About this study

The data are collected retrospectively from the database of Austrian alpine police force. These data are analyzed. The information from this database (scene of accident, weather, daytime…) is compared to secondary data collected from the University Hospital of Innsbruck. The comparison of both databases was approved by the Austrian Data Protection Agency. The goal of the study is to give detailed information of circumstances leading to accident and give medical information of the patient's condition and his outcome.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Person suffering the injury searched for;

Exclusion criteria

-

Treatment and study plan

general and specific data

Other

General and specific data collected

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of persons suffered an accident in Alpine Mountains in Austria

    Time frame: 2005-2015

    The number of persons (n/year) which suffered one of the specified accidents.

  2. Gender of persons suffered an accident in Alpine Mountains in Austria

    Time frame: 2005-2015

    Gender male/female or non specified which suffered one of the specified accidents.

  3. Mortality of persons suffered an accident in Alpine Mountains in Austria

    Time frame: 2005-2015

    Number of persons deceased (deceased/n per year) which suffered one of the specified accidents.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of pattern like injured patients treated in University Hospital of Innsbruck, a major tertiary trauma center in western Austria.

    Time frame: 2005-2015

    (n/year) treated in University Hospital of Innsbruck

  2. Gender of pattern like injured patients treated in University Hospital of Innsbruck, a major tertiary trauma center in western Austria.

    Time frame: 2005-2015

    male/female, unspecified treated in University Hospital of Innsbruck

  3. Injury severity score (ISS) of pattern like injured patients treated in University Hospital of Innsbruck, a major tertiary trauma center in western Austria.

    Time frame: 2005-2015

    Injury severity score of suffered injury (ISS=AIS*AIS)

  4. Abbreviated Injury severity scale (AIS) of pattern like injured patients treated in University Hospital of Innsbruck, a major tertiary trauma center in western Austria.

    Time frame: 2005-2015

    Abreviated Injury severity scale of suffered injury (1-6 points; scale - minor, moderate, serious, severe, critial, maximum)

  5. Type of evacuation and mortality

    Time frame: 2005-2015

    Type of evacuation (terrestrial, helicopter, combined terrestrial and helicopter) and the mortality for each group (deceased/n per year)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Medical University Innsbruck

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Registry information

Official study title

A Retrospective 10-years Nationwide Observational Study of Alpine Accidents - Flight Accidents, CPR and AED in Alpine Region, Frostbite Injuries and Lightning Strike

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jan 23, 2018
Registry last updated
Jan 23, 2018

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