TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Eleven-year-old male with high-voltage electrical injury and premature ventricular contractions
JO  - Journal of emergency medicine
A1  - Kyriacou, Demetrios N.
A1  - Zigman, A.
A1  - Sapien, R.
A1  - Stanitsas, A.
SP  - 591
EP  - 597
VL  - 14
IS  - 5
N2  - We present a case of a boy with potential high-voltage electrical injury. The patient sustained electrical injuries after his kite became entangled in a high-power electrical line. He presented to the emergency department with minor external electrical burns and frequent premature ventricular contractions (PVCs). The patient's clinical course is outlined. A discussion of the epidemiology of high-voltage electrical injury in children and the clinical management of electrical-injury-induced cardiac complications is provided. Although cardiac abnormalities are found in a significant proportion of high-voltage electrical injuries, the vast majority are evident within 12 h, resolve spontaneously within a few days, and cause little or no long-term sequelae. A small proportion of normal children have clinically benign PVCs.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0736-4679
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -