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Medical/Legal Pitfalls:
- Litigation over the injury is to be expected. It is extremely
helpful if you document the presence and absence of electrical burns. Diagramming these
injuries is always indicated. Photographing the injured and uninjured areas of the body is
extremely helpful. It is always proper to have written consent for photographs.
- Generally in electrical injuries, there is a solvent defendant
other than the medical practitioner. Thus, suits against practitioners in such cases are
rare. Documenting the extent of the injuries is, however, extremely helpful should the
practitioner end up being the only defendant.
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