Citation

Braga MJ, Oliveira I, Egipto P, Silva A. Ann. Burns Fire Disasters 2016; 29(1): 41-42.

Affiliation

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic and Maxillofacial Surgery and Burn Unit, Hospital de São João, Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Mediterranean Council for Burns and Fire Disasters)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

27857650

PMCID

PMC5108227

Abstract

Electrical burns are among the most devastating trauma inflicted on the human body. These burns have a higher morbidity, length of stay and a much higher risk of amputation than any other type of burn. Electrical burns affect mostly young, working males because they are more frequently the result of a work accident. However, possibly due to the worldwide economic crisis, we are experiencing a new phenomenon: the theft of high-voltage copper wiring.

Language: en