LIGHTNING ACCIDENT WITH 8 VICTIMS - CASE-REPORT AND BRIEF REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Authors
GRABER J UMMENHOFER W HERION H
Citation
J. Graber et al., LIGHTNING ACCIDENT WITH 8 VICTIMS - CASE-REPORT AND BRIEF REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care, 40(2), 1996, pp. 288-290
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care → ACNP
Volume
40
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
288 - 290
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
A case of a lightning accident with eight victims is presented, The pa tients presented with typical injuries, such as cardiocirculatory arre st, apnea, burns, lightning paralysis, and rupture of internal organs, Two of three patients with cardiocirculatory arrest were successfully resuscitated, A brief description of the spectrum of typical lightnin g injuries, as well as the recommended therapy concepts, are given.