TY - JOUR PY - 1997// TI - Industrial high-voltage electrical burn of the skull, a preventable injury JO - Journal of emergency medicine A1 - Wright, H. R. A1 - Drake, D. B. A1 - Gear, A. J. A1 - Wheeler, J. C. A1 - Edlich, R. F. SP - 345 EP - 349 VL - 15 IS - 3 N2 - Deep burns of the scalp and skull are often caused by high-voltage electrical injuries. Patients with such injuries should be referred to regional burn centers that are prepared to excise necrotic burn tissue and cover the devitalized bone with a well-vascularized flap. Strategies for prevention of these electrical burns are discussed. LA - SN - 0736-4679 UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ID - ref1 ER -