Study type:
Medical/biological study
(review/survey)
Electrical burns: a review and analysis of 33 cases
elec. inj.
By:
Robinson DW, Masters FW, Forrest WJ
Published in: Surgery 1965; 57: 385-390
Patients
Endpoint
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burns
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current marks/necrosis
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respiratory paralysis
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secondary renal failure
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eye injury (cateract)
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unconsciousness
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neurological consequences (short-term, pain, headache, brain injury)
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death
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long-term consequences (> 1 year):
amputation
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cardiovascular effects:
cardiac failure
Exposure
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electric injuries/electrocution,
touch current,
50/60 Hz,
low voltage < 1 kV AC,
high voltage ≥ 1 kV AC,
occupational,
personal
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power transmission line,
inhouse wiring,
other domestic appliance
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current entry and exit points:
not specified