Electrical burns: a retrospective analysis across a 5-year period elec. inj.

Patients

• 86 adults and children (younger than 14 years), Brazil

Endpoint

• burns
• current marks/necrosis
• fractures/ruptures
• multiple organ failures
• death
• long-term consequences (> 1 year): amputation
• compartment syndrom
• cardiovascular effects: arrhythmia

Exposure

• electric injuries/electrocution, touch current, 50/60 Hz, low voltage < 1 kV AC, high voltage ≥ 1 kV AC, occupational, personal
• power transmission line
• current entry and exit points: not specified