Electrical injury causing ventricular arrhythmias
elec. inj.
By:
Jensen PJ, Thomsen PE, Bagger JP, Norgaard A, Baandrup U
Published in: Br Heart J 1987; 57 (3): 279-283
Patients
Endpoint
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neurological consequences (short-term, pain, headache, brain injury)
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long-term consequences (> 1 year):
ventricular parasystolic beats
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cardiovascular effects:
arrhythmia,
cardiac failure
Exposure
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electric injuries/electrocution,
touch current,
50/60 Hz,
DC,
low voltage,
high voltage ≥ 1.5 kV DC,
occupational,
personal
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inhouse wiring
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current entry and exit points:
specified
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Hansen SM et al.
(2017):
Mortality and risk of cardiac complications among immediate survivors of accidental electric shock: a Danish nationwide cohort study
