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Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Common Injuries by System ... voltage Cardiac - Vfib ... immediate, prior to ED arrival ... Burns, may be severe ... Management #Emergency #Algorithm
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... Flutter PR Interval ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
flutter, or atrial ... fibrillation/flutter ... Anticholinergics Systemic ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
High-Voltage >1000V - typically ... household) ORGAN SYSTEMS ... most common is Afib ... KEYS: reverse triage ... EKG, labs, cardiac