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Telephone‐related lightning injury
Author(s) -
Andrews Christopher J
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1992.tb141300.x
Subject(s) - lightning (connector) , lightning strike , medical emergency , injury prevention , poison control , occupational safety and health , medicine , forensic engineering , computer security , computer science , engineering , meteorology , geography , pathology , thunderstorm , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
Objective To review reported telephone‐related lightning injuries, outline the mechanisms of injury and suggest treatment strategies. Data sources Cases notified to Telecom Australia and an extensive search of the literature. Data synthesis There is a dearth of literature on telephone‐related lightning injury. Some reports note it in passing, others describe single incidents. Case reports from Australia provide detail sufficient for review, and the general principles which govern management of such injuries are presented. Conclusion Telephone‐related lightning injury is not rare. Practitioners should be aware of the uniqueness of lightning injury and the complexity of its assessment. A research program aimed at further elucidation of the detail of this injury is proceeding.