Cardiac pathology in fatal electrocution.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 24612995.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.burns.2014.02.001.
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Abstract
Electrocution is mostly unintentional and occurs in domestic environment or in form of an occupational hazard. Electrical burns sustained in domestic environment or otherwise are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The present report describes the pathological changes in the heart as observed in a case of fatal electrocution.
Medical subject headings
- Electric Injuries
- Heart Diseases
- Hemorrhage
- Myocardium
- Pericardium