Electrical injury

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American Heart Association. Web-based integrated guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care. Part 10: special circumstances or resuscitation. 2019 [internet publication].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

Shapiro ML, Baldea A, Luchette FA. Rhabdomyolysis in the Intensive Care Unit. J Intensive Care Med. 2012 Nov-Dec;27(6):335-42. Abstract

Cooper MA. Emergent care of lightning and electrical injuries. Semin Neurol. 1995 Sep;15(3):268-78. Abstract

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21. Marques EG, Júnior GA, Neto BF, et al. Visceral injury in electrical shock trauma: proposed guideline for the management of abdominal electrocution and literature review. Int J Burns Trauma. 2014 Feb 22;4(1):1-6.Full text  Abstract

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23. 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

24. Lindstrom R, Bylund PO, Eriksson A. Accidental deaths caused by electricity in Sweden, 1975-2000. J Forensic Sci. 2006 Nov;51(6):1383-8. Abstract

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26. Shapiro ML, Baldea A, Luchette FA. Rhabdomyolysis in the Intensive Care Unit. J Intensive Care Med. 2012 Nov-Dec;27(6):335-42. Abstract

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30. Cooper MA. Emergent care of lightning and electrical injuries. Semin Neurol. 1995 Sep;15(3):268-78. Abstract

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32. Blackwell N, Hayllar J. A three year prospective audit of 212 presentations to the emergency department after electrical injury with a management protocol. Postgrad Med J. 2002 May;78(919):283-5.Full text  Abstract

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41. American Heart Association. Web-based integrated guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care. 2019 [internet publication].Full text

42. Arnoldo BD, Purdue GF, Kowalske K, et al. Electrical injuries: a 20-year review. J Burn Care Rehabil. 2004 Nov-Dec;25(6):479-84. Abstract

43. Stockly OR, Wolfe AE, Espinoza LF, et al. The impact of electrical injuries on long-term outcomes: A Burn Model System National Database study. Burns. 2020 Mar;46(2):352-9.Full text  Abstract

44. Bailey B, Gaudreault P, Thivierge RL. Cardiac monitoring of high-risk patients after an electrical injury: a prospective multicentre study. Emerg Med J. 2007 May;24(5):348-52 [Erratum in: Emerg Med J. 2007 Aug;24(8):605].Full text  Abstract

45. Quenot JP, Thiery N, Barbar S. When should stress ulcer prophylaxis be used in the ICU? Curr Opin Crit Care. 2009 Apr;15(2):139-43. Abstract

46. Barbateskovic M, Marker S, Granholm A, et al. Stress ulcer prophylaxis with proton pump inhibitors or histamin-2 receptor antagonists in adult intensive care patients: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis. Intensive Care Med. 2019 Feb;45(2):143-58.Full text  Abstract

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48. Primeau M, Engelstatter GH, Bares KK. Behavioral consequences of lightning and electrical injury. Semin Neurol. 1995 Apr;15(2):279-85.Full text  Abstract