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Case Reports
. 2014 Nov-Dec;35(6):e436-8.
doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3182957783.

Lightning burns

Katie W Russell  1 , Amalia L Cochran, Sagar T Mehta, Stephen E Morris, Marion C McDevitt
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Case Reports

Lightning burns

Katie W Russell et al. J Burn Care Res. 2014 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

We present the case of a lightning-strike victim. This case illustrates the importance of in-field care, appropriate referral to a burn center, and the tendency of lightning burns to progress to full-thickness injury.

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