An unusual case of lightning strike: full-thickness burns of the cranial bones

An unusual full-thickness burn of the scalp and cranial bones due to a lightning strike is reported. A thick nylon cover protected the head from the direct effects of the lightning injury, but heated water over the thick nylon cover caused full-thickness burn of the scalp and cranial bones. The rele...

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Published in:Burns 1996-08, Vol.22 (5), p.417-419
Main Authors: Celiköz, B., Isik, S., Türegün, M., Selmanpakoǧlu, N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Burns
Burns, Electric - etiology
Burns, Electric - pathology
Burns, Electric - surgery
Humans
Injury Severity Score
Lightning Injuries - complications
Male
Medical sciences
Skull
Surgical Flaps - methods
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Tropical medicine
Wound Healing - physiology
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Summary:An unusual full-thickness burn of the scalp and cranial bones due to a lightning strike is reported. A thick nylon cover protected the head from the direct effects of the lightning injury, but heated water over the thick nylon cover caused full-thickness burn of the scalp and cranial bones. The relevant literature has been reviewed.
ISSN:0305-4179
1879-1409
DOI:10.1016/0305-4179(95)00155-7