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Isolated Sensorineural Hearing Loss as a Sequela after Lightning Strike [PDF]
Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2015 In most of the surviving patients after a lightning strike, audiovestibular abnormalities have been reported. The most frequently reported type of abnormalities is a tympanic membrane perforation with hearing loss and external ear canal burn.
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Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2022 This scenario was developed to educate emergency medicine residents on the various presentations and management of a patient struck by lightning.Annually, there are approximately 1.4 billon lightning strikes around the world; of these, an estimated 24,000 strikes cause significant injury or death.1 In the United States, there are approximately 400 ...
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Acute care for stunned myocardium after lightning strike is life-saving: need for public awareness programs [PDF]
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
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following lightning strike [PDF]
Case Reports, 2009 Lightning strike is the most common environmental cause of sudden cardiac death, but it may also be associated with a myriad of injuries to various organ systems. Direct myocardial injury may be manifest as electrocardiographic alterations or elevation in cardiac-specific isoenzymes; however, significant electrical cardiac trauma appears uncommon.
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Research on Resonance Overvoltage of EHV Transmission Lines Caused by Lightning Strike [PDF]
IEEE Access, 2021 This paper studies the mechanism and influencing factors of resonance overvoltage of EHV transmission lines caused by lightning. By analyzing the time domain steady state of the simplified resonance circuit, the physical mechanism of resonance is ...
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Study on lightning strike risk of ship based on lightning leader fractal model
Zhongguo Jianchuan Yanjiu, 2023 ObjectiveIn order to set or improve the lightning protection measures of ships, it is necessary to evaluate the strike risk of critical equipment and the protection effect of the lightning rod.MethodsIn this paper, a lightning leader fractal model is ...
Xudong ZHANG +6 more
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Analysis Duration of Potential Difference Neutralizer for Substation Grounding System
Jurnal Nasional Teknik Elektro, 2022 The grounding system design of the 150 kV substation have resolve affect in lightning strike area. The purpose of this study is to determine the duration of the potential difference penetration that occurs due to direct or indirect lightning strikes. The
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Zhongguo Jianchuan Yanjiu, 2023 ObjectiveIn order to improve lightning protection measures for ships, it is vital to evaluate the lightning strike risk and lightning rod protection effect.
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Atmosphere, 2023 The accurate determination of the annual lightning flash number to a wind turbine is essential for designing proper lightning protection measures. However, the method to assess the lightning risk of wind turbines recommended by the IEC is not associated ...
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