TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1976//
TI  - Epidemiology of high-tension electrical injuries in children
JO  - Journal of pediatrics
A1  - McLoughlin, Elizabeth
A1  - Joseph, M. P.
A1  - Crawford, J. D.
SP  - 62
EP  - 65
VL  - 89
IS  - 1
N2  - Twenty-seven acute high-tension electrical injuries were seen in seven years at the Shriners Burns Institute. All were in boys 7 to 16 years old; 13 suffered amputation(s) and 2 died. Most accidents occurred when boys climbed utility poles (9), trespassed, generally around transformer substations (9), or contacted power lines when tree climbing (5). All occurred in daylight, generally between 4 and 6 PM, on weekends in warm weather with boys in groups. Preventive education directed to this high-risk population should illustrate properties of high-voltage electricity, effects on the body, and how to cope with peer pressures in unstructured time.
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SN  - 0022-3476
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -