Injuries and deaths from lightning
Ryan Blumenthal
Abstract
This paper reviews recent academic research into the pathology of trauma of lightning. Lightning may injure or kill in a variety of different ways. Aimed at the trainee, or practicing pathologist, this paper provides a clinicopathological approach.
Topics & Concepts
Lightning (connector)Lightning strikeMedicineVariety (cybernetics)Medical emergencyPathologyForensic engineeringComputer scienceEngineeringGeographyArtificial intelligenceMeteorologyPhysicsQuantum mechanicsThunderstormPower (physics)Burn Injury Management and OutcomesInjury Epidemiology and PreventionCombustion and Detonation Processes