Electrical burns

Introduction to electric burns Electric burns are skin and other tissue damage that occurs when a person comes into contact with a power source or is struck by lightning. In severe cases, it can be life-threatening. basic knowledge The proportion of illness: 0.3% Susceptible people: no specific people Mode of infection: non-infectious complication:

Cause of electric burn

(1) Causes of the disease

The current can change the ion balance outside the cell membrane of the body, and can generate current, electroosmosis and other reactions.

(two) pathogenesis

A sufficient concentration of ion current can stimulate the excited nerves, muscle tissue, and cause muscle tissue to contract. Skin tissue can produce heat when it is energized, causing burns and charring. When the current passes through important tissues and organs such as the heart, brain medulla, and spinal cord, it will have serious consequences and even cause death.

Electric burn prevention

Prevention: Pay attention to the safety of electricity. If there is electric shock, cut off the power immediately. And a full-body examination, pay attention to whether the internal organ damage is combined, if it should be treated accordingly.

Electrocautery complications Complication

When the current passes through the heart, the brain medulla, the spinal cord and other important tissues and organs, it will have serious consequences and even cause death.

Electrocautery symptoms Common symptoms Heart palpitations, pulse rate increase, pale, fatigue, limbs, weakness, convulsions, electric shock, severe pain, secondary infection, dizziness, shock

The main part of the electric shock is electric burn. The damage to the current is the most serious. The local skin has a yellow-brown dry burn, carbonization, and the damage can reach the musculoskeletal, such as electric shock with high-temperature arc flash or electric spark, and the surrounding skin. Can occur a wide range of thermal burns, secondary infections, such as local vascular injury can lead to bleeding, depending on the severity of electrical damage, can have varying degrees of systemic reactions, light only feel dizziness, palpitations, pale, weak limbs, general malaise Such symptoms; severe cases may have convulsions, shock symptoms and even death, according to the history, clinical manifestations can make a diagnosis.

Electric burn inspection

Blood volume, urine volume and urine routine, electrocardiogram and blood cell analysis should be closely monitored.

Electrocautery diagnosis

According to the medical history, the clinical manifestations can make a diagnosis.

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