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A five-year overview of fatal thermal and electrical burns in Johannesburg, South Africa

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Science, 2021
Thermal and electrical burn injuries affect millions of people globally each year. South Africa is a developing country where fatal fires are common. Despite the pervasiveness of fatal thermal and electrical burns in South Africa, there is a paucity of ...
Craig Keyes, Khumo L. Liphoko
doaj   +1 more source

Electrical Loads and Power Systems for the DEMO Nuclear Fusion Project [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
EU-DEMO is a European project, having the ambitious goal to be the first demonstrative power plant based on nuclear fusion. The electrical power that is expected to be produced is in the order of 700–800 MW, to be delivered via a connection to the ...
Ciattaglia, Sergio   +4 more
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Management of Critical Burn Injuries: Recent Developments [PDF]

open access: yesKorean Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2017
Background Burn injury and its subsequent multisystem effects are commonly encountered by acute care practitioners. Resuscitation is the major component of initial burn care and must be managed to restore and preserve vital organ function.
David J. Dries, John J. Marini
doaj   +1 more source

A case of burn evisceration with full-thickness injury to abdominal wall, bowel, bladder, and three extremities

open access: yesSurgical Case Reports, 2021
Background Severe electrical burns are a rare cause of admission to major burn centers. Incidence of electrical injury causing full-thickness injury to viscera is an increasingly scarce, but severe presentation requiring rapid intervention. We report one
Davit Shahmanyan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

847 Plantar Reconstruction with Flap for Sequelae of Electrical Burn: A Case Report and Surgical Management [PDF]

open access: hybridJ Burn Care Res
B Reyes   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Quantitative Evaluation of Burn Injuries Based on Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy of Blood with a Seven-Parameter Equivalent Circuit

open access: yesItalian National Conference on Sensors, 2021
A quantitative and rapid burn injury detection method has been proposed based on the electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) of blood with a seven-parameter equivalent circuit.
Huilu Bao   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

An unusual electrical burn caused by alkaline batteries

open access: yesJournal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2015
Electrical burns caused by low-voltage batteries are rarely reported. We recently encountered a male patient who suffered from a superficial second-degree burn over his left elbow and back.
Tyng-Luen Roan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unexpected burn due to skin electrodes: Two case reports and review of the literature

open access: yesIndian Journal of Burns, 2023
Electrical burns due to common medical devices used in a hospital happen quite rarely, however, these injuries cause emotional and economical damage. Preventing such damages warrants proper maintenance of the equipment and constant alertness of personnel.
Nuh Evin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A retrospective analysis of electric burn patients admitted in King Fahad Central Hospital, Jizan, Saudi Arabia

open access: yesBurns Open, 2019
Background: Electrical burns incidence is increasing due to increased industrialization and increased use of electricity and electric domestic appliances.
Yahya Najmi, Pramod Kumar
doaj   +1 more source

Lightning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
This Why Files article examines lightning. Lightning is the second deadliest storm-related hazard in the United States. Topics covered include: what lightning is, how it injures and kills, and what has been learned in the past few years from research on ...
David Tenenbaum
core   +2 more sources

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