Accidental Deaths Caused by Electricity in Sweden, 1975?2000
| Autor: | Antonina Eriksson, Per-Olof Bylund, Richard L. Lindstrom |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Substance-Related Disorders Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Pathology and Forensic Medicine Age Distribution Risk Factors Environmental health Injury prevention Epidemiology Genetics medicine Humans Registries Child Aged Aged 80 and over Sweden Ethanol business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Central Nervous System Depressants Infant Arrhythmias Cardiac Middle Aged medicine.disease people.cause_of_death Electric Injuries Electrocution Accidents Child Preschool Accidental Female Medical emergency business people |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Forensic Sciences. 51:1383-1388 |
| ISSN: | 1556-4029 0022-1198 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00257.x |
| Popis: | This study analyzes accidental fatalities caused by electricity--at work and during leisure time--to evaluate risk factors, the role of alcohol, and to identify possible preventive strategies. In Sweden, data on fatalities by electrocution from 1975 through 2000 were collected from the National Cause-of-Death Register. Additional cases were found in the archives of The Swedish National Electrical Safety Board. Suicides and deaths by lightning were excluded. Two hundred and eighty-five deaths were found, including occupational (n=132), leisure time (n=151), and unknown (n=2). Most deaths were caused by aerial power lines, and the most common place for an electrical injury was a railway area or residential property. Postmortem blood from 20% (n=47) of the tested cases was found positive for alcohol, and these persons were killed mainly during leisure time. During the study period, the overall incidence of electricity-related fatalities has decreased, in spite of increased use of electricity. This indicates that safety improvements have been successful. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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