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Lightning Strike Electrical Injury
Types of Lightning Strikes: Direct, Side Splash, Contact injury, Ground current
ELECTRICAL INJURIES: Primary
Lightning Strike Electrical ... VARIABLES: voltage ... Low-Voltage <1000V ... High-Voltage >1000V ... with high voltage
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Evaluation of Electrical ... delayed) — high voltage ... high risk in high voltage ... hemotympanum #Electrical
Electrical Alternans on POCUS Echocardiogram
You dissect the EKG and note low voltage tachycardia with a hint
Electrical Alternans ... EKG and note low voltage ... with a hint of electrical ... MetroHealth_EM #Electrical
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
Electrocution Electrical ... injuries.Associated with electrical ... Electric Arc- associated ... electrical injury ... Electrocution #Electrical
Pericardial Effusion on EKG
 • Electrical alternans
 • Low voltage
 • Sinus tachycardia (suggests possibility of
Effusion on EKG • Electrical ... alternans • Low voltage
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
will show low voltage ... QRS, electrical
LVH by voltage criteria - (Sokolow-Lyon Index) #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #LVH #Hypertrophy #Criteria #Sokolow #Lyon
LVH by voltage criteria ... Sokolow #Lyon #Voltage
Differential Diagnosis of Low Voltage ECG #Diagnosis #EM #Cardiology #Low #Voltage #EKG #LowVoltage #Differential #Extracardiac #Cardiac
Diagnosis of Low Voltage ... Cardiology #Low #Voltage
Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Causes of Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)

#Pulseless #Electrical #Activity #PEA #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Pulseless Electrical ... #Pulseless #Electrical
Electrical Alternans demonstrated in Pericardial Effusion (Swinging Heart)

- HeartToProve @HeartToProve

#Electrical #Alternans #Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram #Pericardial #Effusion
Electrical Alternans ... HeartToProve #Electrical