Electric Shock Medical Management

Electrical shock: First aid - Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-electrical-shock/basics/art-20056695

Electrical shock: First aid. The danger from an electrical shock depends on the type of current, how high the voltage is, how the current traveled through the body, the person's overall health and how quickly the person is treated. An electrical shock may …

Electric Shock: Symptoms, First Aid Treatment, Long-Term Effects

https://www.healthline.com/health/electric-shock

Electrical injury | The BMJ

https://www.bmj.com/content/357/bmj.j1418

Electrical injuries can range from small skin burns to life threatening internal organ damage. The most extreme form of electric …

Electrical Injuries Treatment & Management - Medscape

https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/433682-treatment

Fish R. Electric shock, Part II: Nature and mechanisms of injury. ... Klein M, Gibran NS. Practice guidelines for the management of electrical injuries. J Burn Care …

Electric shock: Effects on body, symptoms, first aid, and …

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/electric-shock

High voltage currents of 500 V and more can cause deep burns, while low voltage currents consisting of 110–120 V can result in …

Minor Electric Shocks & Burns: Symptoms, Causes, and …

https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/electric-shock

Electric Shock Causes. Adolescents and adults are prone to high voltage shock caused by mischievous exploration and exposure at work. About 1,000 people in the United States …

Clinical Practice Guidelines: Trauma/Electric shock

https://www.ambulance.qld.gov.au/docs/clinical/cpg/CPG_Electric%20shock.pdf

To ensure a consistent appproach to the management of a patient with electric shock. Scope: Applies to Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) clinical staff. Health care …

Electrical injuries - PCH

https://pch.health.wa.gov.au/For-health-professionals/Emergency-Department-Guidelines/Electrical-injuries

To guide Emergency Department (ED) staff with the assessment and management of electrical injuries. Background 1,2,3. Electrocution occurs when current passes through …

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/electroconvulsive-therapy/about/pac-20393894

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure, done under general anesthesia, in which small electric currents are passed through the brain, intentionally …

electric shock - General Practice notebook

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Last reviewed 01/2018. Electrocution is death caused by an electric shock. It results in 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people per year, of which: more than 90% are by generated …