Lightning injuries during snowy conditions
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Lightning injuries.
Lightning is persistently one of the leading causes of death caused by environmental or natural disaster. To understand the pathophysiology and treatment of lightning injuries one must first discount the innumerable myths, superstitions, and misconceptions surrounding lightning. The fundamental difference between high voltage electrical injury and lightning is the duration of exposure to curren...
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The pathophysiology, types, and treatment of electrical and lightning injuries are discussed in detail. Cases of electrical injury almost always eventually involve litigation. Therefore, careful charting of history and physical findings may save the physician court time later. Care of lightning injuries is very different from that of high voltage injuries.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Sports Medicine
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0306-3674
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.32.4.333