Vnitr Lek 2024, 70(7):E8-E10 | DOI: 10.36290/vnl.2024.093

Diagnosis and treatment of electric shock

Jozef Dodulík1, 2, Jiří Plášek1, 2, Jiří Vrtal1, Lukáš Evin1, 2, Marie Lazárová1, 2, Jan Václavík1, 2
1 Kardiovaskulární oddělení, nterní a kardiologická klinika, Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava
2 Katedra interních oborů, Lékařská fakulta Ostravské univerzity

Electrocution poses a serious health risk with a wide range of consequences, from mild to life-threatening complications. These effects depend on factors like voltage, current, tissue resistance, and duration of exposure. Electrocution injuries require a multidisciplinary approach involving emergency medicine, internal medicine, and, in some cases, burn and trauma care. This review summarizes current recommendations for diagnosing and treating patients after electrocution, with an emphasis on the role of the internist and the management of patients not directed to burn centers.

Keywords: trauma, injury, electric current, diagnosis, therapy.

Accepted: November 11, 2024; Published: November 14, 2024  Show citation

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Dodulík J, Plášek J, Vrtal J, Evin L, Lazárová M, Václavík J. Diagnosis and treatment of electric shock. Vnitr Lek. 2024;70(7):E8-10. doi: 10.36290/vnl.2024.093.
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