Lightning Injury: Two Case Histories and a Review of Management
| Autor: | Gillian C. Hanson, G. R. McIlwraith |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1973 |
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Resuscitation medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Apnea Poison control Brain Edema Heart Massage Lightning Injury prevention Paralysis Medicine Humans Child Hypoxia General Environmental Science business.industry General Engineering General Medicine Papers and Originals Respiration Artificial Surgery Heart Arrest Electric Injuries Lightning strike Shock (circulatory) Emergency medicine General Earth and Planetary Sciences medicine.symptom business Lightning injuries |
| Popis: | Two cases of fatal lightning injury are described. Fixed dilated pupils should not be taken as an indicator of death after a lightning strike. Persons who fail to breath spontaneously within one minute of lightning shock should receive external cardiac massage and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Paralysis may persist as result of cerebral oedema or prolonged hypoxia—it is therefore suggested that adequate ventilation and metabolic balance should be maintained until recovery or death. |
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