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CASE REPORT
Year : 2014  |  Volume : 9  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 93-94

Electrical injuries: Case series presentation


Department of Surgery, Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba, Abia State, Nigeria

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E Onyenyirionwu
Department of Surgery, Abia State University Teaching Hospital, PMB 7004, Aba, Abia State
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/9783-1230.139173

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Electrical injuries are relatively uncommon. The mechanism may be by a direct electrocution, arcing or flash burn. The arcing or flash injuries may result in superficial burns, whereas the cases of electrocution are often deep and can result in loss of limbs following amputation of charred or gangrenous limbs or death following bleeding jugular vessels. Three cases are presented to highlight some patterns of electrical burns ranging from flash injuries with minimal sequelae to electrocution with resultant limb amputation and death following bleeding jugular vessels. Electrical injuries, though uncommon, are still adding to limb amputations and death in this environment. This can be minimized by proper education in handling electrical gadgets and reduced interference with high tension cables.


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