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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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J Educ Teach Emerg Med, 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 ...
Powell T, Charnigo A, Yee J.
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Lightning Strike-Induced Myocarditis. [PDF]
Cureus, 2022 Lightning strikes are frequently encountered and are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. It could impair several organs, but the effects of electric current on the cardiovascular system contribute to the primary cause of cardiorespiratory arrest.
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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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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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Lightning-induced cataract with concomitant optic nerve damage [PDF]
BMC OphthalmologyLightning-induced ocular injuries are rare but potentially severe sequelae. This case report describes a 35-year-old male patient who suffered a lightning strike injury 20 years ago, resulting in traumatic cataract and optic nerve damage in his left eye.
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Bilateral Ocular Injury From Lightning Strike. [PDF]
Retina, 2019 Harris K +3 more
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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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