Major Burns After Lightning Strikes at Field: Case Report [PDF]
Lightning injuries can cause multi-organ damage such as burns, ear damage, and nervous system damage. The type of Burns in this trauma consists of linear or flash burns, punctate burns, thermal injuries, Lichtenburg figures, and combination wounds which ...
Ulfa Elfiah, Wahyu Rachmadi Akbar
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ANALYSIS OF RAT PLATELET COUNT AFTER ELECTRICAL EXPOSURE IN ACUTE AND SUBACUTE PHASE OF BURN INJURY [PDF]
Highlights: • In the acute phase of electric burn injury, there was a significant change in platelet count. • Contrarily, no significant change in platelet count was observed during the subacute phase of electric burn injury.
Fransiska Nooril F P H+3 more
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Medicinal plants in burns treatment – a systematic review [PDF]
Introduction and aim. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that around 11 million people experience burn injuries each year.1,2 Burn injuries occur when tissue damage is caused by various factors such as UV radiation, heat, chemicals, or electric ...
Inga Łopuszyńska+9 more
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Electrical burns: Epidemiological analysis of patients at the Burns Unit of the Hospital de Clínicas of the Federal University of Uberlândia [PDF]
Introduction: Using electric current is essential in our daily activities; however, its contact with living tissue can cause mild to severe or fatal burns.
Iván Orlando Gonzales Mego+4 more
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Epidemiology and acute management of high tension electrical burns in a rural-based medical college
Introduction. Electrical burns are one of the most common causes of burns besides flame burns and scalds. High tension electrical burns lead to greater morbidity and mortality.
S. Jain+4 more
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Bilateral Lower Limb Amputations in a Nigerian Child Following High-Voltage Electrical Burns Injury: A Case Report [PDF]
The human body conducts electricity very well. Direct contact with electric current can be lethal. The passage of electric current through the body is capable of producing a wide spectrum of injuries, including serious damage to the heart, brain, skin ...
Dim EM+4 more
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Highlights: 1. Electrical burns may progress even when the source has been removed. 2. The most common age group to suffer from electrical burns was the 26–35 years old group. 3.
Merilyne Merilyne+2 more
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Runaway electron generation during tokamak start-up [PDF]
Tokamak start-up is characterized by low electron densities and strong electric fields, in order to quickly raise the plasma current and temperature, allowing the plasma to fully ionize and magnetic flux surfaces to form. Such conditions are ideal for the formation of superthermal electrons, which may reduce the efficiency of ohmic heating and prevent ...
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Atrial fibrillation - A rare arrhythmia after electrical burns
Electrical injuries are a commonly encountered hazard at both home and the workplace. While most electric-induced arrhythmias are conduction abnormalities or ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation is uncommon.
Archita Makharia+3 more
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Aktivitas Kombinasi Krim Daun Pare (Momordica charantia L) dan Kulit Jeruk (Citrus nobilis) dalam Penyembuhan Luka Bakar [PDF]
Burns are injuries to the skin caused by heat, fire, hot steam, exposure to chemicals, solar radiation, or electric shock. Burns need to be treated immediately because they can cause infection in the skin.
Agus Adrianta, Ketut+4 more
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