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| ==Background==
| | #REDIRECT[[Electrical injuries]] |
| *Finger
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| *Mouth
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| **Electrical cord bite
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| **Usually arc burns that may involve the orbicularis oris muscle, the oropharynx, and damage to the developing dentition
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| *Extremities
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| **Kissing burn: occurs at the flexor creases of the extremities due to current flowing across opposing skin surfaces as the extremity is forced into flexion by an electric shock
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| *[[Lightning injuries]]
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| *Power Lines
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| ===End Organ Effects===
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| *Brain: lack of concentration
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| *Eyes: cataracts
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| *Ears: Ruptured TMs
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| *Cardiac: Arrhythmia
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| *Renal: ARI
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| *Rhabdomyolysis
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| *Mouth/Lip
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| **Usually a child who bites an electrical cord
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| **Significant risk of delayed bleeding from the labial artery exists when the eschar separates
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| **occurs 3 to 14 days post injury
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| ==Treatment==
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| *Burned tissue should not be debrided
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| *Cleansed and a petroleum-based antibiotic ointment applied to exposed skin areas
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| ===Cardiac Monitoring Indications===
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| # [[Cardiac Arrest]]
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| # loss of consciousness
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| # abnormal ECG
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| # dysrhythmias (prehospital or ED)
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| # suspicion of conductive injury
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| # hypoxia
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| # chest pain
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| ==References==
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| <references/>
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| Rosen
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| [[Category:Environmental]]
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