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Electrial Injuries - GENERAL

Electrical injuries are infrequent but will be eventually encountered by most practitioners of emergency medicine. These injuries run a gamut of both diagnostic and treatment modalities. Generally, they may be classified as lightning, low voltage and high voltage.

High Voltage (and, Occasionally, Low Voltage With Flash Burns):

• Flash or Thermal Burns:
• Arc Burns:
• Contact Burns:
• Documenting the Types of Burns:
• Lightning:

Causes:

• Lightning
• High Voltage AC
• Low Voltage ACP
• DC

Lab Studies:

• Blood Work
• Chest X-Rays
• Electrocardiogram (ECG)
• Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Treatment:

• Surgical
• Medical
• Physical Medicine Rehabilitation