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High-voltage electrical burns due to copper theft - Case series
M J Braga1, I Oliveira1, P Egipto1
1Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic and Maxillofacial Surgery and Burn Unit, Hospital de São João, Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal.
Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters
|November 19, 2016
Abstract:
Electrical burns are among the most devastating trauma inflicted on the human body. These burns have a higher morbidity, length of stay and a much higher risk of amputation than any other type of burn. Electrical burns affect mostly young, working males because they are more frequently the result of a work accident. However, possibly due to the worldwide economic crisis, we are experiencing a new phenomenon: the theft of high-voltage copper wiring.