Electrical Injury
Electrical Injury
General: Electric current passes through the body; voltage ranging from 100 to 200 million volts may cause electrical burns.
Ocular: Choroidal atrophy; corneal perforation; necrosis of cornea or lids; blepharospasm; anterior or posterior subcapsular cataracts and vacuoles; optic neuritis; optic nerve atrophy; retinal edema; retinal hemorrhage; pigmentary degeneration; retinal holes; anterior uveitis; hyphema; hypotony; glaucoma; night blindness; nystagmus; paralysis of extraocular muscles; visual field defects; dilation of retinal veins.
Clinical: Skin burns; injury to cardiovascular, central nervous, and musculoskeletal systems; tissue necrosis; vascular injury.
Browne BJ, Gaasch WR. Electrical injuries and lightning. Emerg Med Clin North Am 1992; 10:211-229.
Danielsen L, et al. Diagnosis of electrical skill injuries. A review and description of a case. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 1991; 12:222-226.
Fraunfelder FT, Hanna C. Electric cataracts. I. Sequential changes, unusual and prognostic findings. Arch Ophthalmol 1972; 87:179-183.
Hanna C, Fraunfelder FT. Electric cataracts. II. Ultrastructural lens changes. Arch Ophthalmol 1972; 87:184-191.
General: Electric current passes through the body; voltage ranging from 100 to 200 million volts may cause electrical burns.
Ocular: Choroidal atrophy; corneal perforation; necrosis of cornea or lids; blepharospasm; anterior or posterior subcapsular cataracts and vacuoles; optic neuritis; optic nerve atrophy; retinal edema; retinal hemorrhage; pigmentary degeneration; retinal holes; anterior uveitis; hyphema; hypotony; glaucoma; night blindness; nystagmus; paralysis of extraocular muscles; visual field defects; dilation of retinal veins.
Clinical: Skin burns; injury to cardiovascular, central nervous, and musculoskeletal systems; tissue necrosis; vascular injury.
Browne BJ, Gaasch WR. Electrical injuries and lightning. Emerg Med Clin North Am 1992; 10:211-229.
Danielsen L, et al. Diagnosis of electrical skill injuries. A review and description of a case. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 1991; 12:222-226.
Fraunfelder FT, Hanna C. Electric cataracts. I. Sequential changes, unusual and prognostic findings. Arch Ophthalmol 1972; 87:179-183.
Hanna C, Fraunfelder FT. Electric cataracts. II. Ultrastructural lens changes. Arch Ophthalmol 1972; 87:184-191.
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