Electrical injuries in occupational and non-occupational settings over a decade in Colombia: Cross-sectional study

IF 2.3 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health Pub Date : 2025-03-16 DOI:10.1016/j.cegh.2025.101980

Aníbal A. Teherán , Karen P. Ayala , Gabriel Camero-Ramos , Luis M. Pombo , María C. Mejía , Luis G. Piñeros

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Abstract

Background

Annually, electrical injuries affect 1.2 million people worldwide, and up to 40 % injured people have long time complications. This study aims to identify factors related to electrical injuries in occupational and non-occupational settings.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted using an anonymized public database about electrical injuries in Colombia (2010–2019). Sociodemographic characteristics were described (counts [%], incidence/100,000 people), and a binary logistic regression model was applied to identify factors related (adjusted for age and sex; aOR, IC95 %) to electrical injuries in occupational and non-occupational settings.

Results

3009 electrical injuries were analyzed, 2452 in non-occupational settings, and 557 in occupational settings, mostly men (87.0 %), and the median age was 30 years. Burns (49.7 %) and deaths (29.2 %) were the most frequent outcomes, respectively, in occupational and non-occupational settings. Factors related to electrical injuries in occupational settings were male sex (13.4; 6.31–28.5), adulthood (5.80; 4.54–7.42), high school/technical education (24.6; 18.4–32.9), rural areas (3.47; 2.85–4.23), daytime ocurrence (2.32; 1.65–3.26), and the median time to the event was 20 months (Kaplan Meier: CI95 %); In non-occupational settings, they were early childhood (25.2; 9.25–68.8) and adolescence (41.9; 5.88–299.7), primary education level (3.12; 2.24–4.35), urban areas (3.47; 2.85–4.23), and nighttime ocurrence (2.32; 1.65–3.26).

Conclusions

In Colombia, electrical injuries mainly ocurred in non-occupational settings. Implementing public health measures targeting high-risk groups identified in factors associated with these injuries, particularly in homes and outdoor environments, could potentially prevent at least 67.8 % of these incidents.

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哥伦比亚十多年来职业和非职业环境中的电伤害：横断面研究

每年，全世界有120万人受到电伤害，高达40%的受伤者有长期并发症。本研究旨在确定与职业和非职业环境中电气伤害相关的因素。方法利用哥伦比亚2010-2019年电气伤害的匿名公共数据库进行横断面研究。描述社会人口学特征（计数[%]，发病率/10万人），并应用二元logistic回归模型确定相关因素(调整年龄和性别；（aOR, ic95%）对职业和非职业环境中电气伤害的影响。结果共分析电伤病例3009例，其中非职业场所2452例，职业场所557例，男性居多（87.0%），中位年龄30岁。烧伤（49.7%）和死亡（29.2%）分别是职业和非职业环境中最常见的结果。职业环境中与电伤害相关的因素为男性(13.4；6.31-28.5)，成人期(5.80；4.54-7.42)，高中/技术教育(24.6；18.4-32.9)，农村地区(3.47；2.85-4.23)，白天出现(2.32；1.65-3.26)，事件发生的中位时间为20个月（Kaplan Meier: CI95 %）；在非职业环境中，他们是幼儿期(25.2；9.25-68.8)和青春期(41.9；5.88-299.7)，小学教育水平(3.12；2.24-4.35)，城市地区(3.47；2.85-4.23)，夜间发生(2.32；1.65 - -3.26)。结论在哥伦比亚，电气伤害主要发生在非职业场所。针对与这些伤害相关因素确定的高危人群实施公共卫生措施，特别是在家庭和室外环境中，可以潜在地预防至少67.8%的此类事件。

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Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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4.60

自引率

7.70%

发文量

218

审稿时长

66 days

期刊介绍： Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health (CEGH) is a multidisciplinary journal and it is published four times (March, June, September, December) a year. The mandate of CEGH is to promote articles on clinical epidemiology with focus on developing countries in the context of global health. We also accept articles from other countries. It publishes original research work across all disciplines of medicine and allied sciences, related to clinical epidemiology and global health. The journal publishes Original articles, Review articles, Evidence Summaries, Letters to the Editor. All articles published in CEGH are peer-reviewed and published online for immediate access and citation.