Reducing Lightning Fatalities Globally [Electrical Safety]
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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.
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عنوان ژورنال: IEEE Industry Applications Magazine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1077-2618
DOI: 10.1109/mias.2018.2798018