TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - A fifth mechanism of lightning injury
JO  - Academic emergency medicine
A1  - Cooper, Mary Ann
SP  - 172
EP  - 174
VL  - 9
IS  - 2
N2  - The four classic electrical mechanisms of lightning injury cannot account for all injuries. A fifth mechanism, injury by a weak upward streamer that does not become part of a completed lightning channel, has long been postulated in the engineering literature by lightning researchers. This paper reports a case of death where injury from a weak upward streamer is strongly suspected following forensic investigation. Neither high voltage nor any of the previously accepted mechanisms of lightning injury can explain this incident.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1069-6563
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -