TY - JOUR PY - 1996// TI - An unusual case of lightning strike: full-thickness burns of the cranial bones JO - Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries A1 - Celikoz, B. A1 - Isik, Selcuk A1 - Turegun, Murat A1 - Selmanpakoglu, N. SP - 417 EP - 419 VL - 22 IS - 5 N2 - An unusual full-thickness burn of the scalp and cranial bones due to a lightning strike is reported. A thick nylon cover protected the head from the direct effects of the lightning injury, but heated water over the thick nylon cover caused full-thickness burn of the scalp and cranial bones. The relevant literature has been reviewed.

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