Socio Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Electrical Burns Admitted to Emergency Department

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AKÖZ A., ÖZOĞUL B., AVŞAR Ü., ÇAKIR Z., ASLAN Ş., EMET M., ...More

Journal of Academic Emergency Medicine, vol.14, no.1, pp.26-29, 2015 (ESCI)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 14 Issue: 1
• Publication Date: 2015
• Doi Number: 10.5152/jaem.2015.70446
• Journal Name: Journal of Academic Emergency Medicine
• Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
• Page Numbers: pp.26-29
• Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aim: Electrical burns may develop because of the direct effect of electric current on the cell membrane and smooth muscle of blood vessels and because of the transformation into heat energy when passing through body tissues. Electrical burns account for 3%-5% of all cases of burns.