Electrical burn injuries of workers using portable aluminium ladders near overhead power lines
| Autor: | Richard F. Edlich, Harvey N. Himel, E.M. Demun, Kenneth T. Bellian, J.C. Moghtader |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Overhead (engineering) Poison control chemistry.chemical_element Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Electrical Injuries Automotive engineering Aluminium Medicine Accidents Occupational Humans Foot Injuries business.industry Burns Electric Hand Injuries General Medicine Middle Aged people.cause_of_death Line (electrical engineering) Tars Surgery Electrical burn Electrocution Electric power transmission chemistry Emergency Medicine business people |
| Zdroj: | Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries. 19(5) |
| ISSN: | 0305-4179 |
| Popis: | The use of aluminium ladders around high voltage power lines has resulted in a significant number of electrical injuries and electrocutions. Workers often misjudge wire distances or lose control of fully extended ladders, thereby exposing themselves to electrocution hazard. High-voltage electrical burns of two workers using an aluminium ladder that contacted a high voltage power line are reported. The circumstances surrounding the injury, the clinical management of the case, and the methods of prevention are presented and discussed. |
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