TriNeural Injury to the Right Hand After Domestic Electrocution
| Autor: | William H. C. Tiong, Frank J. Conroy, Kevin C. Cahill |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Lightning (phenomenon) Neural Conduction Poison control Occupational safety and health Rare case Injury prevention medicine Humans Ulnar Nerve business.industry General surgery Rehabilitation Hand Injuries Middle Aged Burn units medicine.disease people.cause_of_death Median Nerve Electric Injuries Electrocution Emergency Medicine Female Radial Nerve Surgery Medical emergency Burns people business Lightning injuries |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Burn Care & Research. :1 |
| ISSN: | 1559-047X |
| DOI: | 10.1097/bcr.0000000000000024 |
| Popis: | Electrocution injuries account for a significant amount of burns unit admissions each year, and can be fatal. These injuries are divided into high-voltage (over 1000 volts) and low-voltage (less than 1000 volts) injuries, with lightning strikes (greater than 100 million volts) considered separately. Although the majority of electrocution injuries are of low voltage, most of the published reports concern industrial/high-voltage and lightning injuries. This disparity may trivialize low-voltage injuries in the minds of clinicians. We report a rare case of trineural (median, ulnar, and radial) injury in an upper limb after a low-voltage electrocution, and discuss the pathogenesis, investigation, and treatment of these injuries. Language: en |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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