Correlation analysis and prevention of electrocution risk factors in the construction industry [PDF]
Archives of Civil Engineering, 2022 Electrocution is one of the main causes of workplace deaths in the construction industry. This paper presents a framework for identifying electrocution risk factors and exploring the correlations between them, with the aim of assisting accident ...
Jue Li, Feifei Chen, Shijie Li
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Minimising mortality in endangered raptors due to power lines: the importance of spatial aggregation to optimize the application of mitigation measures. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Electrocution by power lines is one of the main causes of non-natural mortality in birds of prey. In an area in central Spain, we surveyed 6304 pylons from 333 power lines to determine electrocution rates, environmental and design factors that may ...
Francisco Guil +11 more
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Electrocution as a cause of vascular injury: Case series and literature review
Annals of Vascular Surgery - Brief Reports and Innovations, 2023 Electrocution is a complex trauma affecting the whole organism. High voltages can damage arteries immediately causing vessels rupture or thrombosis, or later having probably resulted in a weakening of the arterial wall.Only a few cases of peripheral ...
Elisabetta Tanda +8 more
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Analysis of the Parameters that Affect Electrocution Accidents in Small-scale Industrial Workshops Based on their Electrical Safety Performance [PDF]
Muhandisī-i bihdāsht-i ḥirfah/ī, 2020 Background and Objective: Electrocutions are not very common; however, their consequences are severe. The present study aimed to analyze the parameters that affect electrocution accidents and evaluate the electrical safety of small-scale industrial ...
Mohsen Mahdinia +4 more
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Estimates of avian collision with power lines and carcass disappearance across differing environments [PDF]
, 2017 Data on collisions of birds with high-voltage electric power lines are scarce and are often gathered without protocols for the correction of carcass disappearance.
ABS Energy Research +27 more
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Electrocution of Eagles in Mongolia
Пернатые хищники и их охрана, 2023 Steppe Eagles (Aquila nipalensis) and Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) are species of conservation and cultural importance in Mongolia. Electrocution at electricity distribution lines is a threat faced by both species across Central Asia. We present the
Andrew Dixon +5 more
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Electrocution during anaesthesia [PDF]
Anaesthesia, 1979 Cardiac arrest due to electrocution occurred in a young obstetric patient undergoing laparotomy. The patient subsequently died despite initial resuscitation. The cause was traced to an inappropriate and faulty switch in the base of the operating table; the circuit was completed by the ECG monitor which was of the direct earth type.
A.K. Saha, J.J. Chambers
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Factors associated with the introduction of classical swine fever virus into pig herds in the central area of the 1997/98 epidemic in the Netherlands [PDF]
, 2001 A matched case-control study of 135 infected and 99 uninfected pig herds from the central area of the 1997 to 1998 epidemic of classical swine fever (CSF) in The Netherlands was undertaken to identify factors associated with the introduction of the virus.
Elbers, A.R.W. +2 more
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Delayed bowel perforation in electrocution: An unpredictable foe
Trauma Case Reports, 2020 Electrocution injuries, particularly high voltage, are uncommon, but can be devastating. Thermal burns, arrhythmias and myonecrosis are commonly known and monitored complications of electrical injuries.
Divakar Goyal +3 more
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Histopathological Changes in Skin after Electric Current Injury: An Autopsy Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 Introduction: With the proliferation of electrical equipment and devices, there is a rise in deaths due to electrocution injuries. There may be allegations of electric burns either by way of accident or torture.
Didar Singh Walia +4 more
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