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Descriptor English:   Electric Injuries 
Descriptor Spanish:   Traumatismos por Electricidad 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Traumatismos por Eletricidade 
Synonyms English:   Electrocution, Accidental  
Tree Number:   C26.324
Definition English:   Injuries caused by electric currents. The concept excludes electric burns (BURNS, ELECTRIC), but includes accidental electrocution and electric shock. 
Indexing Annotation English:   consider also BURNS, ELECTRIC; accidental shock by electricity is ELECTRIC INJURIES, not ELECTROSHOCK (for exper shock by electricity usually in psychol lit)
History Note English:   73; was ELECTRIC INJURY 1963-72 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification CO complications
CN congenital DI diagnosis
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RA radiography RI radionuclide imaging
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
US ultrasonography UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   4628 
Unique Identifier:   D004556 

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