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Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
of Electrical Injury ... Injuries by System: CNS ... coma, spinal cord injury ... high voltage Cardiac ... especially with AC
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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Radiation Injury ... • Onset Hours Cardio ... /CNS - Circuatory ... collapse, CNS damage ... #Radiation #Injury
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (A4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Effusion causing Cardiac ... Echocardiogram (A4c ... Its actually an ... Its not allowing ... echocardiogram #POCUS
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
Effusion causing Cardiac ... Echocardiogram (S4c ... Its actually an ... This is cardiac ... echocardiogram #POCUS
Lightning Strike Electrical Injury
Types of Lightning Strikes: Direct, Side Splash, Contact injury, Ground current
ELECTRICAL INJURIES: Primary
Strike Electrical Injury ... type of current (AC ... (lightening) AC ... CARDIAC: asytole ... CNS- stroke, seizure
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
type of current (AC ... INJURY TYPES 1. ... Electric Arc- associated ... (lightening) AC ... CNS- stroke, seizure
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
urine, sweat) - its ... liver or renal injury ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac
CABG Graft Pseudoaneurysm

Chest pain post CABG - always worth taking a look!  Large graft pseudoaneurysm!!
encounter challenging cardiac ... CTA chest showed ... the diagnosis, CT ... Pseudoaneurysm #clinical #pocus ... echocardiogram #s4c