Electrocution--Autopsy Study with Emphasis on "Electrical Petechiae" elec. inj.

Patients

• 37 adults and children (younger than 14 years), Germany

Endpoint

• burns
• current marks/necrosis
• death

Exposure

• lightning
• electric injuries/electrocution, touch current, 50/60 Hz, low voltage, high voltage ≥ 1 kV AC, occupational, personal
• power transmission line, inhouse wiring, other domestic appliance
• current entry and exit points: stated incompletely