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  1. Article: Electrocution-related mortality: a review of 351 deaths by low-voltage electrical current.

    Dokov, William

    Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES

    2010  Volume 16, Issue 2, Page(s) 139–143

    Abstract: Background: We describe herein the characteristics of lethal injuries caused by low-voltage electrical current (electrocution), the most frequent injury caused by electrical current.: Methods: Nine hundred forty-five cases over a period of 41 years ( ... ...

    Abstract Background: We describe herein the characteristics of lethal injuries caused by low-voltage electrical current (electrocution), the most frequent injury caused by electrical current.
    Methods: Nine hundred forty-five cases over a period of 41 years (1965-2006) were reviewed, of which, 351 electrocution cases were identified. The descriptive statistical analyses were carried out with the application of SPSS 11.0 software.
    Results: Electrocution accounted for 37.14% of all studied electricity-caused injuries. The average age of the victims was 35.25 years. The average age of male victims was 36.19 years and of female victims was 32.55 years. The distribution by gender showed a significant prevalence of the male sex (74.07%). Among the circumstances leading to electrocution, household accidents (78.06%) prevailed over occupational accidents (13.39%). Suicides were significantly rarer (7.41%). 66.10% of all electrocution cases occurred during the summer period from June through September.
    Conclusion: Household accidents prevail among the circumstances under which electrocution occurs, with an insignificant difference in the male/female proportion in this group. The majority of electrocutions occurred during the summer period (June-September). The results obtained in this research can help in the development of a differentiated strategy for the prevention of electrocution, while taking into consideration gender, age and season of the year.
    MeSH term(s) Accidents, Home/statistics & numerical data ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Age Distribution ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Bulgaria ; Capital Punishment/statistics & numerical data ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Electric Injuries/epidemiology ; Electric Injuries/mortality ; Electricity ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Sex Characteristics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-03
    Publishing country Turkey
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2253739-9
    ISSN 1306-696X
    ISSN 1306-696X
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  2. Article ; Online: Commentary on: Electrocution in Sydney-a 10-year case review.

    Dokov, William

    Journal of forensic sciences

    2009  Volume 54, Issue 1, Page(s) 243

    MeSH term(s) Age Distribution ; Australia/epidemiology ; Electric Injuries/mortality ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Sex Distribution ; Suicide/statistics & numerical data
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Comment ; Letter
    ZDB-ID 219216-0
    ISSN 1556-4029 ; 0022-1198
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    ISSN 0022-1198
    DOI 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00945.x
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  3. Article ; Online: Forensic characteristics of suicide by electrocution in Bulgaria.

    Dokov, William

    Journal of forensic sciences

    2009  Volume 54, Issue 3, Page(s) 669–671

    Abstract: Suicides by electrocution (SE) are relatively rare and insufficiently studied. The purpose of this study is to present a more detailed picture of SE in Bulgaria. Forensic medical files of 59 SE cases were examined. SPSS 11.0 software was applied to ... ...

    Abstract Suicides by electrocution (SE) are relatively rare and insufficiently studied. The purpose of this study is to present a more detailed picture of SE in Bulgaria. Forensic medical files of 59 SE cases were examined. SPSS 11.0 software was applied to produce the descriptive statistical analyses. Values of p < 0.05 were assumed to be statistically significant. We studied 59 SE cases, which account for 6.24% of all deaths by electrocution and 0.09% of all forensic autopsies. The average age of victims was 45.19 years old. Males prevailed: 91.53%. Children below 18 years old accounted for 3.39%. 42.37% of the victims applied low voltage (<220 V), and 33.99% applied high voltage (>220 V). The preferred method of SE was by direct contact victim/electrical cable: 47.45%. The summer months June through September account for 49.15% of all cases.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; Age Distribution ; Aged ; Bulgaria/epidemiology ; Electric Injuries/mortality ; Female ; Forensic Pathology ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Seasons ; Sex Distribution ; Suicide/statistics & numerical data
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 219216-0
    ISSN 1556-4029 ; 0022-1198
    ISSN (online) 1556-4029
    ISSN 0022-1198
    DOI 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01002.x
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  4. Article ; Online: Assessment of risk factors for death in electrical injury.

    Dokov, William

    Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries

    2009  Volume 35, Issue 1, Page(s) 114–117

    Abstract: Fatal high-voltage injuries present a problem which has not yet been studied sufficiently in the context of interaction between the human body and electricity, as a technical, anthropogenic and natural phenomenon. The forensic medicine records of 291 ... ...

    Abstract Fatal high-voltage injuries present a problem which has not yet been studied sufficiently in the context of interaction between the human body and electricity, as a technical, anthropogenic and natural phenomenon. The forensic medicine records of 291 cases of death caused by high-voltage current for a 41-year-long period (1965-2006) were examined in retrospect. The descriptive statistical analyses were made using the SPSS 11.0 software. Death was found to result most commonly from contact between the deceased and elements of the power transmission and distribution grid: (41.24%), and from the action of lightning: (32.3%), the difference in their relative share being insignificant. Much more rarely, death was due to contact with construction and repair electrical devices: (7.56%), or with elements of the power transport railway infrastructure: (6.87%). Death resulting from contact with agricultural electrical devices was only occasional: (0.68%). The victims' average age was 36.19 years. Our analysis indicates that the relative share (43.98%) of the victims is the highest in the age period between 25 and 44. The ratio between women and men is 1:21.38.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; Age Distribution ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Bulgaria/epidemiology ; Burns, Electric/epidemiology ; Burns, Electric/mortality ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Epidemiologic Methods ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Lightning Injuries/epidemiology ; Lightning Injuries/mortality ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Sex Distribution ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-02
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Multicenter Study
    ZDB-ID 197308-3
    ISSN 1879-1409 ; 0305-4179
    ISSN (online) 1879-1409
    ISSN 0305-4179
    DOI 10.1016/j.burns.2008.05.005
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  5. Article ; Online: Characteristics of lethal electrical injuries in central and northeastern Bulgaria for a 27-year period (1980-2006).

    Dokov, William

    Eplasty

    2008  Volume 8, Page(s) e11

    Abstract: Objective: Despite the advancement of forensic science, electro-traumas still pose serious challenges.: Methods: We have studied the forensic medical documentation from 485 autopsies following electro-trauma over the period 1980-2006, performed at ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Despite the advancement of forensic science, electro-traumas still pose serious challenges.
    Methods: We have studied the forensic medical documentation from 485 autopsies following electro-trauma over the period 1980-2006, performed at the forensic wards in 6 districts of the country The statistical analysis includes comparison of means and percentages. They are carried out using SPSS Version 11. We accepted statistical significant values of P equals; .05.
    Results: The incidence of lethal injuries caused by electricity is 1.29 cases per 100000 people per year. The average age of the deceased from electro-trauma is 37.3 years. Men (85%) prevails over women (14.84%). There are 24.32% of the cases that are work-related accidents, and 60.61% of them are domestic. Suicide through electrocution is relatively rare: 7.21%. Homicide has not been registered in our study. Low-voltage injuries (42.06%) are more common than high-voltage ones (30.72%). 62.68% of the lethal cases occur in summer, between June and September.
    Conclusions: Among the studied cases, electro-trauma occurs at a young age. The victims are typically men. Work-related accidents are more common than domestic ones; injuries by low voltage are observed more frequently than those by high voltage. Suicides are very rare, and not a single case of homicide has been observed in the study. There exists a seasonal variation in incidence of lethal accidents caused by electric current, its peak being during the summer months.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2008-02-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2412803-X
    ISSN 1937-5719 ; 1937-5719
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  6. Article ; Online: Epidemiology of fatal electrical injuries in children and adolescents.

    Dokov, William V

    Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)

    2009  Volume 98, Issue 4, Page(s) 756–757

    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Age Distribution ; Autopsy ; Bulgaria/epidemiology ; Cause of Death ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Electric Injuries/epidemiology ; Electric Injuries/etiology ; Electric Injuries/mortality ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Sex Distribution
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-04
    Publishing country Norway
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 203487-6
    ISSN 1651-2227 ; 0365-1436 ; 0803-5253
    ISSN (online) 1651-2227
    ISSN 0365-1436 ; 0803-5253
    DOI 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.01210.x
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