Accidents Caused by Lightning Strikes - Medical Aspects

The book presents relevant medical aspects of accidents caused by lightning strikes in a practical manner and is supported by case examples: from the fundamentals of energy transfer to emergency medical first aid, the treatment of sequelae, and the medical examination of the deceased. It is aimed at physicians of all specialties who are involved in the acute care or follow-up of individuals after lightning strike accidents, such as those from emergency medicine, legal medicine, intensive care, and general medicine.

List of contents

Introduction.- Historical. - Meteorological and Electrical Engineering Fundamentals.- Types of Energy Transmission.- First Aid and Emergency Medical Response.- Clinic.- Death Due to Lightning Strikes.- Prevention.

Product details

• Authors: Fred Zack
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Original title: Unfälle durch Blitzschlag
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 21.06.2025
• EAN: 9783662710685
• ISBN: 978-3-662-71068-5
• No. of pages: 178
• Illustrations: XXVI, 178 p. 50 illus., 25 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Rechtsmedizin, Forensik, Klinische und Innere Medizin, Intensivmedizin, Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Otorhinolaryngology, INTERNAL MEDICINE, Triage, Electrical Engineering, Lightning Strike, Thunderstorm, Allgemeinmedizin / Familienmedizin, Emergency Medicine, General Practice and Family Medicine, Lightning, Forensic Medicine, Meteorology, Intensive Care Medicine, autopsy, resuscitation, Self-protection, Cause of Death, Energy Transmission, Lightning Accident, Medical Examination of the Deceased, Lightning Detection Systems