Bilateral Lower Limb Amputations in a Nigerian Child Following High-Voltage Electrical Burns Injury: A Case Report [PDF]
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2013 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 ...
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Extensive Abdominal Electric Burn Injury
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 1991 A rare case of electric burns of the abdominal wall resulting into damage of liver, stomach, transverse colon is presented.
Dr. S.S. Minhas +2 more
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Major Burns After Lightning Strikes at Field: Case Report
Journal of Agromedicine and Medical Sciences (AMS), 2022 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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Atrial fibrillation - A rare arrhythmia after electrical burns
Indian Journal of Burns, 2022 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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Domestic burns among children, adolescents and young adults: urgency and emergency cases
Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem, 2016 The objective of this study was to analyze domestic burns caused by the exposure to electric current/radiation/temperature, smoke/fire/flames and contact with a source of heat/hot substances, in children, adolescents and young adults treated at an ...
Jackeline Gonçalves Brito +1 more
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Medicinal plants in burns treatment – a systematic review
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2023 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]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2023 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
Амбулаторная хирургия, 2023 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.
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Case Reports, 2023 A 19-year-old male presented with accidental high-voltage electric burns following contact with a transformer while catching ball and developed right eye count finger vision and no perception of light in left eye.
Sakshi Ramnani +3 more
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The Epidemiology and Management of Electrical Burns in Kasr El-Eni Hospital between the Years 2010-2015 [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2019 Background: Electrical burns are classified into low andhigh voltage burns. The arbitrary cutoff is usually set at1,000 V.Aim of the Work: This study attempts to show the prevalenceof electrical burns in our burn unit and the epidemiologicaldifference ...
Mohammad Zakour +3 more
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