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Case Reports
. 1997 May-Jun;15(3):345-9.
doi: 10.1016/s0736-4679(97)00020-6.

Industrial high-voltage electrical burn of the skull, a preventable injury

H R Wright  1 , D B Drake, A J Gear, J C Wheeler, R F Edlich
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Case Reports

Industrial high-voltage electrical burn of the skull, a preventable injury

H R Wright et al. J Emerg Med. 1997 May-Jun.

Abstract

Deep burns of the scalp and skull are often caused by high-voltage electrical injuries. Patients with such injuries should be referred to regional burn centers that are prepared to excise necrotic burn tissue and cover the devitalized bone with a well-vascularized flap. Strategies for prevention of these electrical burns are discussed.

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