Citation

Davis C, Engeln A, Johnson E, McIntosh SE, Zafren K, Islas AA, McStay C, Smith WW, Cushing TA. Wilderness Environ. Med. 2012; 23(3): 260-269.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.wem.2012.05.016

PMID

22854068

Abstract

To provide guidance to clinicians about best practices, the Wilderness Medical Society convened an expert panel to develop evidence-based guidelines for the treatment and prevention of lightning injuries. These guidelines include a review of the epidemiology of lightning strikes and recommendations for the prevention of lightning strikes, along with treatment recommendations organized by organ system. Recommendations are graded based on the quality of supporting evidence according to criteria put forth by the American College of Chest Physicians.

Language: en