Lightning Injury: A Review

Lightning Injury: A Review

Lightning is an uncommon but potentially devastating cause of injury in patients presenting to burn centers. These injuries feature unusual symptoms, high mortality, and significant long-term morbidity. This paper will review the epidemiology, physics, clinical presentation, management principles, a...

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Hauptverfasser: Ritenour, Amber E, Morton, Melinda J, McManus, John G, Barillo, David J, Cancio, Leopoldo C
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
ABNORMALITIES
Anatomy and Physiology
BURNS(INJURIES)
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
CASUALTIES
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM ABNORMALITIES
CLINICAL MEDICINE
CONTRACTION
EPIDEMIOLOGY
HEMORRHAGE
LESIONS
LETHALITY
LIGHTNING
Medicine and Medical Research
MORTALITY RATE
MUSCLES
NEUROLOGY
PATIENTS
PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
PREVENTION
RESPONSE(BIOLOGY)
SKIN(ANATOMY)
THORAX
TRAUMA
WOUNDS AND INJURIES
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Zusammenfassung:Lightning is an uncommon but potentially devastating cause of injury in patients presenting to burn centers. These injuries feature unusual symptoms, high mortality, and significant long-term morbidity. This paper will review the epidemiology, physics, clinical presentation, management principles, and prevention of lightning injuries. Published in Burns, v34 p585-594, 2008.