Neurologic complications from electrical and lightning injuries are highly variable and may present early or late (up to 2 years) after the injury. Lightning strikes commonly result in cardiorespiratory arrest, for which CPR is effective when begun promptly. Lightning strikes may conduct millions of volts of electricity, yet the effects can range from minimal cutaneous injuries to significant injury comparable to a high-voltage industrial accident. Ocular cataracts may develop over time following electrical injury. Devitalized tissue must be evaluated and debrided. Voltage, current (amperage), type of current (alternating or direct), path of current flow across the body, duration of contact, and individual susceptibility all determine what final injury will occur. Different tissues also have different resistance to the conduction of electricity. The electrical current has the potential to injure via three mechanisms: injury caused by current flow, an arc injury as the current passes from source to an object, and a flame injury caused by ignition of material in the local environment. The typical injury with a high-voltage electrical contact is one where subcutaneous fat, muscles, and even bones are injured. We have to allow such cookies in order to generate a cost-covering income that enables us to offer this website and our service.Electrical burns are classified as either high voltage (1000 volts and higher) or low voltage (<1000 volts). The intention of advertisers is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby are more valuable for the advertisers and users. Statistic Statistic cookies help us to understand how, when, and from where visitors interact with our websites by collecting and reproting information anonymously.Īdvertising Advertising cookies can be used by advertisers to track visitors across websites. These include the cookies LANGUAGE, MAP, DISPLAYSTR, DISPLAYDET and SOUND, which were used for the language currently set, the last map displayed, the settings last used to display strikes and detectors and the setting currently used for playing sound. Preferences Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the map you are looking at. The website cannot function properly without these cookies. Technically necessary Necessary cookies make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. We store the time and the selection of your consent anonymously under the identification stored in cookie "ID". Choose the type of cookies you're happy for us to use (you can change them anytime), or just accept.Ĭertain types of cookie are essential to use our site. Displaying advertisements could share information about your use of our site with advertising partners who may combine it with other information that you are provided to them or that they have collected from your use of their services. We use cookies to personalise content, to analyse our traffic, and to show advertisements.
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