Electrocution

Background

End Organ Effects

• Brain-lack of concentration
• Eyes-cataracts
• Ears-Ruptured TMs
• Cardiac-Arrhythmia
• Renal: ARI
• Rhabdomyolysis

Treatment

Cardiac Monitoring Indications:

• cardiac arrest
• loss of consciousness
• abnormal ECG
• dysrhythmias (prehospital or ED)
• suspicion of conductive injury
• hypoxia
• chest pain

Source

Rosen