Literature DB >> 3910718

Lightning injuries.

A A Cwinn, S V Cantrill.   

Abstract

The physical properties of lightning are given, including a description of the different observed lightning forms. The wide variety of effects of lightning on humans is reviewed. In the prehospital care of those struck by lightning, emphasis is upon immediate resuscitation of those who appear unresponsive. Recommendations for emergency department evaluation, treatment, and disposition are given. Guidelines to prevent humans from being struck by lightning are discussed.

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Year:  1985        PMID： 3910718     DOI： 10.1016/0736-4679(85)90294-x

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Emerg Med        ISSN： 0736-4679            Impact factor:   1.484


  5 in total

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Authors:  C H Hawkes; J W Thorpe
Journal:  J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry       Date:  1992-05       Impact factor: 10.154

2.  A survey of lightning policy in selected division I colleges.

Authors:  K M Walsh; M J Hanley; S J Graner; D Beam; J Bazluki
Journal:  J Athl Train       Date:  1997-07       Impact factor: 2.860

3.  Lightning strike: a rare cause of bilateral ossicular disruption.

Authors:  C Offiah; M Heran; D Graeb
Journal:  AJNR Am J Neuroradiol       Date:  2007-05       Impact factor: 3.825

4.  Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring as a guide to prognosis in a lightning-injured, comatose child.

Authors:  R S Kandt; J C Rossitch; T M Trippett; K W Turlington; E Rossitch; W J Oakes
Journal:  Childs Nerv Syst       Date:  1988-12       Impact factor: 1.475

5.  Lightning accidents in the Austrian alps - a 10-year retrospective nationwide analysis.

Authors:  Mathias Ströhle; Bernd Wallner; Michael Lanthaler; Simon Rauch; Hermann Brugger; Peter Paal
Journal:  Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med       Date:  2018-09-10       Impact factor: 2.953
  5 in total

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