High-voltage electrical shock without injury.
Year: 2011
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 39-year-old male suffered a minute long shock from a 7200-V power line with no sequelae other than mild quadriceps muscle strain. He had parked a truck next to a highway and was standing on asphalt. He reached into the truck and manipulated a plastic-topped hydraulic lift lever. Suddenly, he could not move or feel. He soon felt a shock and was thrown back. Physical examination was normal except for muscle tenderness. NEXT QUESTIONS 1. What body system is most sensitive to electricity? 2. A person has a hand-to-foot current path with no electrical contact to the head. Name 3 mechanisms of injury that commonly lead to severe cognitive deficits with such electrical contacts. 3. The effects of electricity on the body are mostly related to which of the following: voltage, current, resistance, or impedance? 4. A worker picks up a downed power line with an insulated tool rated for the voltage on the line, but is electrocuted. Name 3 reasons why this might happen. 5. Contact with overhead power lines causes approximately what percentage of all electrical fatalities of US workers?
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Author: Raymond M Fish
Institution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Language: English
Topic: Restraint-Related Deaths
Subfield: Emergency Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W33839059