@article{ref1,
title="High voltage electric shock-induced injury on chest wall and exposure of heart and lung: a case report",
journal="Asian journal of surgery",
year="2022",
author="Yao, Huiqian and Feng, Guoan and Li, Cuilan and Feng, Changzhong",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="High-voltage electric shock is one of the most serious burn accidents, which can lead to extensive deep tissue damage, many complications, long treatment intervals and high mortality.1,2 We report a case of a female with chest and abdominal wall defects and cardiopulmonary exposure due to high-voltage electrical burns.   A 49-year-old woman who touched a high-voltage cable caused severe injuries to the upper extremities, chest and abdomen and the dorsal portion in contact with the ground. On admission, the patient was observed to have a total body burn area of approximately 48% and a burn depth of approximately IV°. The burn wounds on the trunk and lower extremities were predominantly charred with dry scabs (Fig. 1A). The anterior chest was lacerated with a full layer of skin and subcutaneous tissue approximately 40 cm × 10 cm long from the right subcostal to the left shoulder joint, approximately 5 cm deep, with partial soft tissue defects, necrosis of muscles, ribs, and sternum within the wound, partial necrotic lung...<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1015-9584",
doi="10.1016/j.asjsur.2022.09.026",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asjsur.2022.09.026"
}