Title :
Whether the medical aspects of lightning injury are different in developing countries
Author :
Cooper, Mary Ann
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Illinois @ Chicago, River Forest, IL, USA
Abstract :
Multiple reports have reviewed the medical aspects of lightning injury but they are primarily based on cases that are taken from developed countries [1-3]. Often, accounts in developing countries report much more severe injuries than usually occur in developed countries. Insufficient data exists to determine if these reports are exceptions or actually reflect a difference in injury pattern. This paper will examine potential reasons for bias in these reports as well as propose hypotheses that may account for any true differences in the injuries.
Keywords :
injuries; lightning protection; patient treatment; developing countries; injury pattern; lightning injury; medical aspects; severe injuries; Injuries; Sociology; Statistics; Vehicles; Lightning; burns; fire; keraunoparalysis; lighting protection; lightning injury; lightning injury prevention; mechanisms of injury;
Conference_Titel :
Lightning Protection (ICLP), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1898-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1896-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICLP.2012.6344288