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Med Crit 2025; 39 (2)

Lightning injury; a dangerous and deadly injury? From mythology to the clinic

Ibarra LEM, González MKI, Peña PCA, Islas ÁRE

Language: Spanish
References: 34
Page: 138-146
PDF size: 361.14 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Lightning injury is rare, but it has important systemic effects that we must be aware of due to the high mortality and morbidity rates. Lightning strikes occur almost 50 times per second around the world and approximately a portion of these flashes result in impacts to the ground. Most lightning injuries are not fatal but require timely detection to prevent death at the scene and limit long-term complications; This is why we consider it important through this manuscript to provide guidance to doctors and pre-hospital providers to disseminate knowledge in this area and thus carry out adequate initial management and reduce complications and therefore the mortality and morbidity associated with this pathology.


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