EMF-Portal | Use of Cold Intravenous Fluid to Induce Hypothermia in a Comatose Child after Cardiac Arrest due to a Lightning Strike

Use of Cold Intravenous Fluid to Induce Hypothermia in a Comatose Child after Cardiac Arrest due to a Lightning Strike elec. inj.

By: Kim YM, Jeong JH, Kyong YY, Kim HJ, Kim JH, Park JH, Park KN

Published in: Resuscitation 2008; 79 (2): 336-338

Patients

One child (younger than 14 years), Korea

Endpoint

respiratory paralysis

unconsciousness

neurological consequences (short-term, pain, headache, brain injury)

subcutaneous emphysema

cardiovascular effects: arrhythmia, cardiac failure

Exposure

lightning

current entry and exit points: not specified