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Healthcare in Low-resource Settings, 2013 Lightning injury is a global public health problem. It still exists as a major environmental threat in developing nations where majority of population lives in rural areas. The different mechanisms of lightning injury can result in a spectrum of injuries
Ahmed Armin +3 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012 Introduction Lightning is the second most common storm-related cause of death. The mortality following lightning strike is 10% to 30% and a large proportion of these people suffer cardiopulmonary arrest at the time of the strike.
Figgis Patricia, Alvarez George
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Cardiac rhythm recorded by implanted loop recorder during lightning strike
Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2017 Lightning strikes cause severe injuries and fatalities. Injuries vary from self-limiting skin manifestations to cardiac arrest and death. Because the event is sudden and unpredictable, assessment of the direct effects of the lightning on the human heart ...
Ali Altalhi +3 more
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Lightning monitoring and detection techniques: Progress and challenges in South Africa
South African Journal of Science, 2021 Globally, lightning causes significant injury, death, and damage to infrastructure annually. In comparison to the rest of the world, South Africa has one of the highest incidences of lightning-related injuries and deaths.
Maqsooda Mahomed +4 more
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Historical (1960–2014) lightning and LNOx trends and their controlling factors in a chemistry–climate model [PDF]
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2023 Lightning can cause natural hazards that result in human and animal injuries and fatalities, infrastructure destruction, and wildfire ignition. Lightning-produced NOx (LNOx), a major NOx (NOx=NO+NO2) source, plays a vital role in atmospheric chemistry ...
Y. He, K. Sudo, K. Sudo
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Lightning Injuries and Acute Renal Failure: A Review [PDF]
Renal Failure, 2005 U V Okafor
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(A269) Lightning Injuries: A Case Series [PDF]
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 2011 C. Yih Chong Michael +2 more
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Introduction of Lightning Warning System into Korean Airports
Hanggong uju uihakoeji, 2023 Meteorological factors have a profound impact on aircraft operation and safety. Weather-related incidents accounted for 8% of all accident reports, according to data from the U.S. Federal Transportation Safety Commission’s 2009–2018 U.S.
Bo-Hun Kwon, Young-Jong Lee
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The Dangerous Life of a Storm Chaser: A Lightning Strike Injury Causing Serious Injury
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2020 Lightning strikes to people are rare events that cause significant injuries and mortality when they do occur. We describe an uncommon case of a storm chaser in Oklahoma who was struck by lightning who suffered cutaneous burns, bilateral tympanic membrane
Jeffrey Shipman DO +3 more
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Lightning Burns and Electrical Trauma in a Couple Simultaneously Struck by Lightning
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2017 More people are struck and killed by lightning each year in Florida than any other state in the United States. This report discusses a couple that was simultaneously struck by lightning while walking arm-in-arm.
Stephanie A. Eyerly-Webb +7 more
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