EMF-Portal | Predictive Factors for Clinical Severity and Cardiopulmonary Arrest in Pediatric Electrical Injuries in Southeastern Turkey

Predictive Factors for Clinical Severity and Cardiopulmonary Arrest in Pediatric Electrical Injuries in Southeastern Turkey elec. inj.

By: Çağlar A, Ayvaz A, Güzeçiçek A, Yildirim A, Karaarslan U, Babayiğit A, Duman M

Published in: Pediatr Emerg Care 2018; 34 (9): 661-664

Patients

38 adults and children (younger than 14 years), Turkey

Endpoint

burns

seizures

unconsciousness

neurological consequences (short-term, pain, headache, brain injury)

death

cardiovascular effects: arrhythmia, cardiac failure, ventricular fibrillation

Exposure

electric injuries/electrocution, touch current, 50/60 Hz, low voltage < 1 kV AC, high voltage ≥ 1 kV AC, occupational, personal

power transmission line, inhouse wiring, other domestic appliance

current entry and exit points: stated incompletely