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Descriptor English:   Lightning Injuries 
Descriptor Spanish:   Traumatismos por Acción del Rayo 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Lesões por Ação do Raio 
Synonyms English:   Lightning Stroke  
Tree Number:   C26.324.550
Definition English:   Accidental injuries caused by brief high-voltage electrical discharges during thunderstorms. Cardiopulmonary arrest, coma and other neurologic symptoms, myocardial necrosis, and dermal burns are common. Prompt treatment of the acute sequelae, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is indicated for survival. 
Indexing Annotation English:   DF: LIGHTNING INJ
History Note English:   91(89); was see under ELECTRIC INJURIES 1989-90 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
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:   23741 
Unique Identifier:   D015168 

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