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Electrical injury

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Electrical injury
Electrical injury
Shock
Shock
Alternative Names

Electrical shock


Symptoms

Symptoms may include:

  • Skin burns
  • Numbness, tingling
  • Weakness
  • Muscle contraction
  • Muscular pain
  • Bone fractures
  • Headache
  • Hearing impairment
  • Seizures
  • Heart arrhythmias
  • Cardiac arrest
  • Respiratory failure
  • Unconsciousness

Review Date: 11/04/2005
Reviewed By: William D. Whetstone, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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