Death from Lightning-stroke, with Multiple Injuries

Lightning injuries.

Lightning is persistently one of the leading causes of death caused by environmental or natural disaster. To understand the pathophysiology and treatment of lightning injuries one must first discount the innumerable myths, superstitions, and misconceptions surrounding lightning. The fundamental difference between high voltage electrical injury and lightning is the duration of exposure to curren...

Electrical and lightning injuries.

The pathophysiology, types, and treatment of electrical and lightning injuries are discussed in detail. Cases of electrical injury almost always eventually involve litigation. Therefore, careful charting of history and physical findings may save the physician court time later. Care of lightning injuries is very different from that of high voltage injuries.

A Case of Death from Lightning

n thunderstorm.' Two of his companions were killed on the spot. He remained unconscious for about an hour, and was brought to the hospital in a perfectly helpless state. I saw him on the 1st June with iJr. Swaine, when he was lying on his back and unahlp to move as if paralysed. There was a gurgling sound in his chest ; the respiration was quick and diaphragmatic, being about 60 in a minute ; p...

A Case of Death from Lightning

spot, and the clectric fluid being discharged through his chest, whilst lying in this prostrate condition, produced such an amount of sudden compression against the unyielding surface of the ground that tliolung gave way." Dr. Roy forgets the fact that electricity travels with a velocity far greater than sound. The man, therefore, could not liavo heard the thunder before being struck by the ele...

[Analysis of causes of death in subjects with multiple injuries].