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Four limb amputations due to electrical burn caused by TV antenna contact with overhead electric cables
B Celiköz1, M Sengezer, N Selmanpakoğlu
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
|February 1, 1997
Abstract:
A 22-year-old man who sustained four limb amputations due to an electrical burn caused by contact of a TV receiver antenna with overhead electric cables is presented. The indications for limb amputation and the necessary preventive measures for such injuries are discussed.