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Emergency Access and Impact of Injuries Caused by Electrocution and Lightning
Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2023 Electrical injury is a physiological reaction caused by electric current passing through the body. Electric injuries can be caused by the impact and exposure to electric current or lightning either at home or at work.
Basri Lenjani +6 more
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2018 International Consensus Statement on Golf and Health to guide action by people, policymakers and the golf industry [PDF]
, 2018 Scientific and public interest relating to golf and health has increased recently. Players, potential players, the golf industry and facilities, and decision makers will benefit from a better understanding of how to realise potential health benefits and ...
Archibald, Daryll +8 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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Variability of CONUS Lightning in 2003–12 and Associated Impacts [PDF]
, 2014 Changes in lightning characteristics over the conterminous United States (CONUS) are examined to support the National Climate Assessment (NCA) program. Details of the variability of cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning characteristics over the decade 2003–12 ...
Blakeslee, Richard J. +6 more
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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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Lightning protection: getting it wrong [PDF]
, 2011 Lightning has become a significant threat to electronics in many countries where the natural phenomenon has previously been treated only as an occasional attacker of careless living beings.
Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin +1 more
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Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2021 Lightning is a naturally occurring atmospheric phenomenon. Though uncommon, it is a potentially devastating and underreported natural calamity. Lightning accounts for the second leading cause of weather-related death in most parts of the world. Among the
Simanta Khadka +4 more
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Unusual Lightning Strike Causing Death: A Case report
Zanco Journal of Medical SciencesIn daily autopsies, lightning-related deaths are an uncommon occurrence. Lightning-related deaths are more common in mountainous, wet regions, although they are uncommon in and around Erbil city.
Yasin Kareem Amin
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Lightning discharges and discharges from overhead power lines with human burn injuries as consequences [PDF]
Serbian Journal of Electrical Engineering, 2013 Discharges from overhead power lines and lightning discharges may severely endanger human life and health. If non-lethal, burn injuries may also last for a lifetime, so as Lichtenberg figures caused by lightning discharges.
Javor Sanja, Parodi Aurora, Javor Vesna
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