This podcast highlights pearls and take home points from Chris McStay's grand rounds talk on Electrical and Lightning Injuries from our Wilderness Medicine Grand Rounds on May 6th, 2015.

Episode 1.0 – Electrical and Lightning Injuries
Core EM - Emergency Medicine Podcast
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Acute Myocardial Injuries
Loss of consciousness is typically seen with both lightning and electrical injuries. With musculoskeletal injuries, a lot of heat that's generated when the electricity goes through the bone can cause rhabdomyolysis. Pregnant patients are also at a significant risk for placental abruption.
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