Lightning Burns and Electrical Trauma in a Couple Simultaneously Struck by Lightning
| Autor: | Eddy H. Carrillo, Stephanie A Eyerly-Webb, Dafney L Davare, Chauniqua Kiffin, Andrew A. Rosenthal, Seong K Lee, Rachele Solomon, Rafael Sanchez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Engineering business.industry lcsh:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid Case Report lcsh:RC86-88.9 Emergency Nursing medicine.disease Lightning Electrical Injuries Surgery Lightning strike Renal injury Emergency Medicine medicine Medical emergency business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, Vol 1, Iss 3 (2017) Eyerly-Webb, Stephanie A.; Solomon, Rachele; Lee, Seong K.; Sanchez, Rafael; Carrillo, Eddy H.; Davare, Dafney L.; et al.(2017). Lightning Burns and Electrical Trauma in a Couple Simultaneously Struck by Lightning. Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 1(3). doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2017.4.33706. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9nr3v4qx |
| ISSN: | 2474-252X |
| Popis: | More people are struck and killed by lightning each year in Florida than any other state in the United States. This report discusses a couple that was simultaneously struck by lightning while walking arm-in-arm. Both patients presented with characteristic lightning burns and were admitted for hemodynamic monitoring, serum labs, and observation and were subsequently discharged home. Despite the superficial appearance of lightning burns, serious internal electrical injuries are common. Therefore, lightning strike victims should be admitted and evaluated for cardiac arrhythmias, renal injury, and neurological sequelae. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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