Injury from lightning strike while using mobile phone

BMJ

Volumn 332, Issue 7556, 2006, Pages 1513-

  Esprit, Swinda ^a   Kothari, Prasad ^a   Dhillon, Ram ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; ELECTRIC INJURY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; LETTER; MOBILE PHONE; RESUSCITATION; ANAMNESIS; ASYSTOLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LIGHTNING INJURIES; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 33745685184     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.332.7556.1513-b     Document Type: Letter

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