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Lightning injuries
Darren Whitcomb1, Jorge A Martinez, Dayton Daberkow
1Trauma Program, Charity Hospital, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Southern Medical Journal
|January 24, 2003
Abstract:
Lightning strikes may cause a constellation of injuries. Blunt head trauma, neurologic injury, and cardiac injury are common in these patients. In contrast to high-voltage electrocutions, blunt trauma after a lightning strike is common. Thorough evaluation of all organ systems is crucial. This report discusses mechanism of injury and describes initial evaluation and treatment of lightning strike victims.