Successful Management of an Occupational High-Voltage Electric Injury Associated With High-Risk Factors and a Clinically Significant Arrhythmia

Electric injuries are uncommon but can lead to numerous long-term complications as well as death. Occupational exposure is the most common cause of injury among the affected population. Both low-voltage and high-voltage electrocution are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Patients...

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Autores principales: Dharanindra, Moturu, Pothineni, Ramesh Babu, Gontla, Dinesh Kumar, P, Srinivasa Rao, Shriram Dhanasekaran, Krishna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10425699/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37588334
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41940
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Sumario:Electric injuries are uncommon but can lead to numerous long-term complications as well as death. Occupational exposure is the most common cause of injury among the affected population. Both low-voltage and high-voltage electrocution are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Patients with certain presentations are at a high risk of arrhythmia post-injury. Here, we discuss the presentation and management of high-voltage electrocution in a 35-year-old electrician.

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