Lightning accidents in the Austrian Alps – A 10-year retrospective nationwide analysis
Ströhle, M.; Wallner, B.; Lanthaler, M.; Rauch, S.; Brugger, H.; Paal, P. · AINS - Anästhesiologie · Intensivmedizin · Notfallmedizin · Schmerztherapie · 2018 · Heft S 01 · S. 1 bis 1
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Background: Lightning strikes are rare but potentially lethal. The risk for suffering a lightning strike in a mountain environment is unknown. The aim of this nationwide study was to analyse all lightning accidents in the Austrian Alps from 2005 – 2015, to assess the circumstances of the accident, the injury pattern as well as the outcome. Methods: From 2005 – 2015, data from the national Austrian Alpine Police database as well as the Clinical Information System of Innsbruck Medical University Hospital were searched for the keywords lightning injury, lightning strike, lightning as well as ICD-10 Code T75.0. Addi…