RT Book, Section
A1 Shah, Sachita
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Cydulka, Rita K.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Handel, Daniel A.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 56277613
T1 Chapter 126. Electrical and Lightning Injuries
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 7e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-178184-8
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56277613
RD 2024/04/19
AB Electrical  injuries  present  with  a  wide  spectrum  of  damage,  from  superficial  skin  burns  to  multisystem  injury.  Electrical  injuries  are  arbitrarily  classified  as  low  voltage  (≤1000  V)  and  high  voltage  (>1000  V).  At  very  high  voltages,  an  electric  arc  may  also  travel  from  a  voltage  source  to  a  person  and  cause  severe  burns.  Standard  household  electricity  is  low  voltage  alternating  current  (AC),  power  lines  are  high  voltage.  Young  children  most  often  sustain  low  voltage  injuries  in  the  home  from  electrical  outlets  or  chewing  on  electrical  wires,  whereas  adults  more  often  sustain  high  voltage  injuries  while  at  work.