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

AKÖZ, AYHAN; ÖZOĞUL, BÜNYAMİ; AVŞAR, ÜMİT; ÇAKIR, ZEYNEP; ASLAN, ŞAHİN; EMET, MÜCAHİT; BAYRAMOĞLU, ATIF

doi:10.5152/jaem.2015.70446

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

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 (Journal Indexed in ESCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 14 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.5152/jaem.2015.70446
Title of Journal : Journal of Academic Emergency Medicine
Page Numbers: pp.26-29

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.