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Injuries resulting from electrical accidents can include tissue destruction, cellular excitation, and trauma secondary to the passage of current. Thermal injuries in the extremities can lead to amputation because of the deep nature of the burn. Cell lysis can also destroy tissue if there is a sufficient electric potential across the cell membrane. The effects of lysis are sometimes delayed. Cellular excitation of muscle and nerve can lead to cardiac fibrillation or transient neural dysfunction. Secondary injuries result from flash burns, falling, or gross contraction of muscles.
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1This research was supported in part by NIH research grant GM34856 and the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Research Center Research Funds, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Chilbert, M.A. (1998). High-Voltage and High-Current Injuries. In: Applied Bioelectricity. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1664-3_10
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