Electrical injury

References

Key articles

Spies C, Trohman RG. Narrative review: Electrocution and life-threatening electrical injuries. Ann Intern Med. 2006 Oct 3;145(7):531-7. Abstract

Davis C, Engeln A, Johnson E, et al. Wilderness Medical Society practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of lightning injuries: 2014 update. Wilderness Environ Med. 2014 Dec;25(4):S86-95.Full text  Abstract

American Heart Association. Part 10.9: electric shock and lightning strikes. Circulation. ​2005 Dec 13;112(24):IV-154-5.Full text

Arnoldo B, Klein M, Gibran, NS. Practice guidelines for the management of electrical injuries. J Burn Care Res. 2006 Jul-Aug;27(4):439-47. Abstract

Reference articles

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