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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 1981; 14(02): 12-17
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1778420
Review Article

“BURNS CAUSED BY ELECTRICITY”. (A Review of one hundred cases)

Prof. P. K. Verma
1   Associate Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Patna Medical College Hospital Patna
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Dr. S. K. Verma
2   Registrar, Department of Plastic Surgery, P.M. C. H., Patna
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Summary

Hundred cases of electrical burn have been studied. Young males adults were found to be more affected and the percentage of burn in most of the cases were rather low. High tension injury was the cause in majority of the cases. The upper extremity was involved in 80%, of cases. Cataract in the eye developed in 8 percent of the cases in which the injury was in the region of the scalp. In the region of the hand to restore function an early excision was the treatment of choice. Cases requiring amputation were delayed till a line of demarcation developed. The region of scalp was treated conservatively. As electrical injury simulates crush injury proper and adequate intravenous fluid were administered irrespective of their low percentage of burn.



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