Diseases

Electric Injuries

Injuries caused by electric currents. The concept excludes electric burns (BURNS, ELECTRIC), but includes accidental electrocution and electric shock.

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Abstract

Injuries caused by electric currents. The concept excludes electric burns (BURNS, ELECTRIC), but includes accidental electrocution and electric shock.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Injuries, Electric
  • Electric Injury
  • Injury, Electric
  • Electrocution, Accidental
  • Accidental Electrocution
  • Accidental Electrocutions
  • Electrocutions, Accidental

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Aspects Covered

34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

consider also BURNS, ELECTRIC; accidental shock by electricity is ELECTRIC INJURIES, not ELECTROSHOCK (for exper shock by electricity usually in psychol lit)

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History Note

73; was ELECTRIC INJURY 1963-72

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  1. C26w.324w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Electric Injuries. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004556. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004556
  2. Electric Injuries. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_injury
  3. Electric Injuries. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q244404