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Emergency Medicine Test Prep

Category - Environmental Emergencies

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In which electrical strike the person is part of the flash channel and Enormous quantities of energy pass through the body very quickly and this can result in internal burns and organ damage?
  1. Contact injury
  2. Side splash
  3. Direct strike
  4. Blast injuries
Explanation
Answer: C - In direct injuries Enormous quantities of energy pass through the body very quickly and this can result in internal burns and organ damage. Contact injury - the person was touching an object, generally a conductor, that is electrified by the strike.
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