AN UNUSUAL CASE OF LIGHTNING STRIKE - FULL-THICKNESS BURNS OF THE CRANIAL BONES

Authors
CELIKOZ B TUREGUN M SELMANPAKOGLU N
Citation
B. Celikoz et al., AN UNUSUAL CASE OF LIGHTNING STRIKE - FULL-THICKNESS BURNS OF THE CRANIAL BONES, Burns, 22(5), 1996, pp. 417-419
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases","Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
Burns → ACNP
ISSN journal
03054179
Volume
22
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
417 - 419
Database
ISI
SICI code
0305-4179(1996)22:5<417:AUCOLS>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
An unusual full-thickness burn of the scalp and cranial bones due to a lightning strike is reported. A thick nylon cover protected the head from the direct effects of the lightning injury, but heated water over the thick nylon cover caused full-thickness burn of the scalp and cra nial bones. The relevant literature has been reviewed. Copyright (C) 1 996 Elsevier Scienced Ltd for ISBI.