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CHEST Critical CareCloud-to-ground lightning strikes are the second leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States. Lightning strike injuries are more common in summer months, especially in the southeastern and southern parts of the United States.
Abiodun Idowu, MD, Indiresha R. Iyer, MD
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GIS-based spatial analysis for lightning scenario in Bangladesh [PDF]
HeliyonBangladesh has witnessed alarmingly rising lightning frequency, particularly during pre-monsoon and monsoon seasons. This has resulted in significant annual death tolls from lightning strikes over the past decade.
Ferdous Ahmed +4 more
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Small Bowel Perforation Resulting From a Lightning Strike Injury: A Case Report
Open Access SurgeryBurkan Nasr,1 Sameh Khalil Gazem,2 Rashad Saleh Al-gahafy3 1Department of General Surgery, University of Aden, Aden, Yemen; 2Department of General Surgery, Al-Hawbani Hospital, Bajel, Al-Hodeidah, Yemen; 3Department of Radiology, Al-Hawbani Hospital ...
Nasr B, Gazem SK, Al-gahafy RS
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Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care, 2014 Thunderstorms and lightning are uncommon in the Arabian Gulf. Lightning is a giant spark of electricity in the atmosphere or between atmosphere and ground. Most frequently fatalities after the lightning injury are due to direct lightning strike and cardiorespiratory arrest. It is essential that acute care physicians as well as paramedical personnel are
Firdous Ummunnisa +3 more
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Vision Pan-America, 2016 Secondary injuries caused by lightning strikes are not frequent; however survivors have important sequelae in organs and tissues. We describe two cases, the first one with lightning-induced maculopathy and the other case involves lens damage.
Jeanneth Eloyne Toquica +1 more
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THE DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF LIGHTNING INJURIES AMONG RESIDENTS IN A RURAL AREA IN SRI LANKA. [PDF]
International Journal of Advanced Research, 2019 Background: Lightning occurs most commonly in the tropical countries, yet due to under-reporting of data, both developed and developing countries didn’t aware the actual problem.
Kasunee Chamila Kalubowila
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Predictors of mortality following electrical and lightning injuries in Malawi: A decade of experience. [PDF]
Burns, 2023 An SJ +5 more
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A bolt from the blue: Lightning injuries. [PDF]
Med J Armed Forces India, 2015 Nagesh IV +4 more
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857 The Lightning Le Fort: Contemporary Management of Lightning Strike Injuries Including Craniofacial Fractures [PDF]
J Burn Care ResOrr Shauly +6 more
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Lightning and Electrical Injury
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1992 R A F Cox
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