Flash Burn of the Eyes Caused by High-Voltage Electrical Spark

We present a rare case of corneal abrasion with mild eyelid epitheliopathy caused by a high-voltage electrical spark. The case includes emergency department evaluation and subsequent management at the burn center with ophthalmology. The prognosis, in this case, is good, however, the potential severi...

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Autores principales: Lee, Woo Kyung, Barnett, Sarah M, Stead, Trilok, Banerjee, Paul R, Ganti, Latha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7878006/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33598370
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12662
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description We present a rare case of corneal abrasion with mild eyelid epitheliopathy caused by a high-voltage electrical spark. The case includes emergency department evaluation and subsequent management at the burn center with ophthalmology. The prognosis, in this case, is good, however, the potential severity of high-voltage electrical injuries can be much worse. Prevention strategies for occupational electrical injuries are discussed with an emphasis on proper personal protective equipment (PPE).
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spelling pubmed-78780062021-02-16 Flash Burn of the Eyes Caused by High-Voltage Electrical Spark Lee, Woo Kyung Barnett, Sarah M Stead, Trilok Banerjee, Paul R Ganti, Latha Cureus Emergency Medicine We present a rare case of corneal abrasion with mild eyelid epitheliopathy caused by a high-voltage electrical spark. The case includes emergency department evaluation and subsequent management at the burn center with ophthalmology. The prognosis, in this case, is good, however, the potential severity of high-voltage electrical injuries can be much worse. Prevention strategies for occupational electrical injuries are discussed with an emphasis on proper personal protective equipment (PPE). Cureus 2021-01-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7878006/ /pubmed/33598370 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12662 Text en Copyright © 2021, Lee et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12662
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