Citation

Hanson GC, McIlwraith GR. Br. Med. J. BMJ 1973; 4(5887): 271-274.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1973, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

4753241

PMCID

PMC1587333

Abstract

Two cases of fatal lightning injury are described. Fixed dilated pupils should not be taken as an indicator of death after a lightning strike. Persons who fail to breath spontaneously within one minute of lightning shock should receive external cardiac massage and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Paralysis may persist as result of cerebral oedema or prolonged hypoxia-it is therefore suggested that adequate ventilation and metabolic balance should be maintained until recovery or death.

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