Abstract
Lightning injury can cause severe damage to many systems and often results in a high mortality. We report a case of sustained lightning injury in which a 54-year-old woman presented with heart failure, pulmonary edema and consciousness disturbance. The patient was found unconscious, lying face down on the ground of a trash dump on the day of a thunderstorm. No deformities were seen in the extremities, but scattered third degree burns (less than 1%) were found on her neck where her necklace had been. Ventilator and inotropic agents with an adequate fluid supply were used. A Swan-Ganz catheter was inserted for monitoring. The patient was discharged two weeks later with an uneventful clinical course, except for mild neurologic sequelae (amnesia, disorientation).
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 759-761 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - 1993 Jan 1 |
Fingerprint
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Medicine(all)
Cite this
}
Lightning injury : report of a case. / Tseng, Yau-Lin; Tsai, M. C.; Wu, M. H.
In: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi, Vol. 92, No. 8, 01.01.1993, p. 759-761.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Lightning injury
T2 - report of a case.
AU - Tseng, Yau-Lin
AU - Tsai, M. C.
AU - Wu, M. H.
PY - 1993/1/1
Y1 - 1993/1/1
N2 - Lightning injury can cause severe damage to many systems and often results in a high mortality. We report a case of sustained lightning injury in which a 54-year-old woman presented with heart failure, pulmonary edema and consciousness disturbance. The patient was found unconscious, lying face down on the ground of a trash dump on the day of a thunderstorm. No deformities were seen in the extremities, but scattered third degree burns (less than 1%) were found on her neck where her necklace had been. Ventilator and inotropic agents with an adequate fluid supply were used. A Swan-Ganz catheter was inserted for monitoring. The patient was discharged two weeks later with an uneventful clinical course, except for mild neurologic sequelae (amnesia, disorientation).
AB - Lightning injury can cause severe damage to many systems and often results in a high mortality. We report a case of sustained lightning injury in which a 54-year-old woman presented with heart failure, pulmonary edema and consciousness disturbance. The patient was found unconscious, lying face down on the ground of a trash dump on the day of a thunderstorm. No deformities were seen in the extremities, but scattered third degree burns (less than 1%) were found on her neck where her necklace had been. Ventilator and inotropic agents with an adequate fluid supply were used. A Swan-Ganz catheter was inserted for monitoring. The patient was discharged two weeks later with an uneventful clinical course, except for mild neurologic sequelae (amnesia, disorientation).
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0027640047&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0027640047&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
VL - 92
SP - 759
EP - 761
JO - Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
JF - Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
SN - 0929-6646
IS - 8
ER -