Cardiovascular effects of lightning strikes elec. inj.

Patients

• 19 adults and children (younger than 14 years), United States

Endpoint

• burns
• unconsciousness
• death
• long-term consequences (> 1 year): pericarditis
• cardiovascular effects: arrhythmia, cardiac failure, acute myocardial infarction

Exposure

• lightning
• current entry and exit points: not specified