Emergency Medicine Test Prep

Category - Environmental Emergencies

In which of the following injury Majority of electrical flow occurs over the body?
  1. True electrical injuries
  2. Flash injuries
  3. Flame injuries
  4. Lightning injuries.
Explanation
Answer: D - Lightning injuries is a unique type of injury that occurs at extremely high voltages for the shortest duration; the majority of electrical flow occurs over the body. true electrical injuries has electrical circuit and has an entrance and exit site ,Flash injuries - Superficial burns caused by arcs that burn the skin, Caused by ignition of the persons clothing by arc.
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