Electrocardiographic monitoring after electrical injury: necessity or luxury elec. inj.

Patients

• 48 adults, United States

Endpoint

• burns
• current marks/necrosis
• unconsciousness
• long-term consequences (> 1 year): amputation
• myoglobinuria
• cardiovascular effects: arrhythmia, cardiac failure, acute myocardial infarction

Exposure

• lightning
• electric injuries/electrocution, touch current, 50/60 Hz, high voltage ≥ 1 kV AC
• current entry and exit points: not specified

Related articles

• Hansen SM et al. (2017): Mortality and risk of cardiac complications among immediate survivors of accidental electric shock: a Danish nationwide cohort study