Cardiac monitoring in patients with electrical injuries elec. inj.

Patients

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

Endpoint

• burns
• current marks/necrosis
• fractures/ruptures
• unconsciousness
• neurological consequences (short-term, pain, headache, brain injury)
• cardiovascular effects: arrhythmia

Exposure

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