electrical injury

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Epidemiology

  • 1000 death/year in USA
  • 1% of deaths due to trauma
  • 60% of fatalities are in males, most commonly age 20-34
  • 1/2 of low voltage injuries occur in young children

Pathology

Management

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References

  1. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed. Fauci et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1998, pg 2557-58