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Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
of Electrical Injury ... Seizure, coma, spinal ... cord injury (can ... compartment syndrome ... #Electrocution
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Pathophysiology ... complete paralysis of all ... of intrathecal spinal ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... the underlying pathophysiology ... axonal • MRI - Spinal ... the intrathecal spinal ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
Toaster Electrocution ... type of current (AC ... coagulation, compartment syndrome ... OCULAR- cataracts ... the_resuscitationist #Toaster #Electrocution
Lightning Strike Electrical Injury
Types of Lightning Strikes: Direct, Side Splash, Contact injury, Ground current
ELECTRICAL INJURIES: Primary
type of current (AC ... (lightening) AC ... coagulation, compartment syndrome ... OCULAR- cataracts ... #video #NSFW #Electrocution
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Locked-in syndrome ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... : • Severe injury ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam