10-years Nationwide Alpine Accidents in Austria

January 19, 2018 updated by: Mathias Ströhle, Medical University Innsbruck

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

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…).

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

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.

Study Type

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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500

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Austria
      • Innsbruck, Austria, 6020
        • General and Surgical Critical Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 120 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

All Patients in the two databases eligible for the searched injury patterns.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Person suffering the injury searched for;

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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lightning accident
patients suffered injuries due to lightning strike
Other: general and specific data
General and specific data collected
frostbite
patients suffered injuries due to local hypothermia leading to frostbite injuries
Other: general and specific data
General and specific data collected
cpr and aed
patients suffered cardiac arrest in alpine region treated with or without automated external defibrillatior
Other: general and specific data
General and specific data collected
flight accident
patients suffered injuries due to use of a flying vehicle in mountainous regions.
Other: general and specific data
General and specific data collected

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
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.
2005-2015
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.
2005-2015
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.
2005-2015

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
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
2005-2015
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
2005-2015
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)
2005-2015
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)
2005-2015
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)
2005-2015

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Medical University Innsbruck

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Peter Paal, Dr, Hospital of Barmherzige Brüder Salzburg

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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January 21, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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August 31, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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August 31, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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November 28, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 19, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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January 23, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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January 23, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 19, 2018

Last Verified

Last Verified

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January 1, 2018

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • AN4757 315/4.4

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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