Industrial high-voltage electrical burn of the skull, a preventable injury

Heather R. Wright; David B. Drake; Andrew J.L. Gear; Julia C. Wheeler; Richard F. Edlich

doi:10.1016/S0736-4679(97)00020-6

Industrial high-voltage electrical burn of the skull, a preventable injury

Heather R. Wright, David B. Drake, Andrew J.L. Gear, Julia C. Wheeler, Richard F. Edlich

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Abstract

Deep burns of the scalp and skull are often caused by high-voltage electrical injuries. Patients with such injuries should be referred to regional burn centers that are prepared to excise necrotic burn tissue and cover the devitalized bone with a well-vascularized flap. Strategies for prevention of these electrical burns are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	345-349
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume	15
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0736-4679(97)00020-6
State	Published - May 1997

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Acknowlegment-This grant from the Ira W.

Keywords

Debridement
Electrical burns
Flap
Helmet
High-voltage line

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Emergency Medicine

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Industrial high-voltage electrical burn of the skull, a preventable injury

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