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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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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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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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The Management of Electrical Burn [PDF]
Aim of treatment is to achieve skin cover to prevent infection and to allow early mobilization. Electrical injuries are a relatively uncommon. Adult electrical injuries usually occur as an occupational hazard, whereas children are primarily injured accidently.
Ashok Surybhanji Gajbhiye+3 more
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The Nose—An Unusual Site of Electrical Burn
Two case of Electrical burn at an unusual site i.e. the root of the nose are being reported along with their management.
Masood H. Khan+3 more
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Capacitive coupling leading to electrical skin burn injury during laparoscopic surgery
Purpose: Trocar-site burns occurring during laparoscopic surgery have been reported in various cases, and several efforts to reduce them are underway. This study aimed to analyze the effect of capacitive coupling on trocar site by observing electrical ...
Woo Jun Kim+8 more
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Electrical burns of the abdomen [PDF]
ABSTRACTA 35-year-old male farmer came in contact with 11,000 volts high tension electric wire and sustained full thickness burn wounds over scapula, upper limb and anterior abdominal wall along with perforation of the intestine. Patient was initially managed conservatively in general surgery ward and was referred to us after 3 days with necrosis of ...
Rakesh Kumar Srivastava, Ritesh Kumar
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