Narrative review: Electrocution and life-threatening electrical injuries

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 145, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 531-537

  Spies, Christian ^a   Trohman, Richard G ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURN; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC INJURY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROCUTION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SKIN INJURY; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL RATE; TISSUE INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ELECTRIC INJURIES; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750134165     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-145-7-200610030-00011     Document Type: Review

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