exposure at work, to man-made electrical items. About 1,000 people in the United States die each year as a result of electrocution (death caused by electric shock), which is far more than deaths caused by lightning. Most of these deaths are related to on-the-job injuries. ...
intoxication, lung injury, electrocution, etc.) were not analysed, as the aim of the study was to outline the consequences of isolated burn injury. Serious coagulation problems on admission constituted another criterion for exclusion.
Watch out: there are immediate life safety hazards including falling into a septic tank, health hazards of open sewage, and electrocution hazards from septic pumps or controls that are under-water. Immediate Serious Safety Hazards: Property owners whose septic system has been flooded should be con...
Ventricular arrhythmia storm in the era of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. Postgrad Med J. 2015;91(1079):519–26. Article PubMed Google Scholar Ginwalla M, Battula S, Dunn J, Lewis WR. Termination of electrocution-induced ventricular fibrillation by an implantable cardioverter defibrillator...
While there is research identifying the health effects of floods [5], and the characteristics of floods associated with health effects, little is known about factors that increase individual vulnerability to these health effects among those flooded (e.g., given that one is flooded, what factors ...