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Ali Altalhi¹, Waleed Al-Manea, Naif Alqweai

¹Correspondence: Dr. Ali M Altalhi Department of Pediatrics, Security Forces Hospital Program, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia dr.ali.m.altalhi@ gmail.com http://orcid.org/000-0001-9339-9273.

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A 16-year-old boy survived a lightning strike thanks to a subcutaneous cardiac monitor. The device captured his heart rhythm during the event, providing rare data on lightning

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Area of Science:

Cardiology
Electrophysiology
Traumatology

Background:

Lightning strikes pose significant risks, causing injuries and fatalities.
Assessing direct cardiac effects is challenging due to the unpredictable nature of lightning events.

Observation:

A 16-year-old male with an implanted subcutaneous cardiac monitor was struck by lightning.
A real-time cardiac rhythm strip was successfully recorded during the lightning strike incident.

Findings:

The cardiac rhythm strip provided direct, live data on the human heart's response to a lightning strike.
Analysis of the recorded data offers unique insights into the electrophysiological effects of lightning on the heart.

Implications:

This case demonstrates the utility of subcutaneous cardiac monitors in capturing critical electrophysiological data during rare, high-energy events.
Findings contribute to understanding lightning-related cardiac injuries and may inform emergency medical protocols.