[High voltage accidents, characteristics and treatment] elec. inj.

Hochspannungsunfälle, Besonderheiten und Behandlung

Patients

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

Endpoint

• burns
• current marks/necrosis
• eye injury (cateract)
• ear injury
• unconsciousness
• neurological consequences (short-term, pain, headache, brain injury)
• death
• long-term consequences (> 1 year): amputation, muscle paralysis
• cardiovascular effects: arrhythmia

Exposure

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