Lightning strike to the head: case report
S Steinbaum1, J D Harviel, J H Jaffin
1Department of Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
The Journal of Trauma
|January 1, 1994
Abstract:
A case is presented of a teen-aged athlete who sustained a direct lightning strike to the head while wearing a football helmet. The helmet, the presence of sweat, and aggressive resuscitation were instrumental in his survival and complete recovery. This appears to be the first documentation of a lightning strike to an individual wearing protective headgear.


