Structured Summary
Abstract
Injuries caused by electric currents. The concept excludes electric burns (BURNS, ELECTRIC), but includes accidental electrocution and electric shock.
MeSH Record
Classification
Broader headings
Narrower headings
Related Concepts
Knowledge Graph
Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.
MeSH Record
Synonyms
7 entry terms
- Injuries, Electric
- Electric Injury
- Injury, Electric
- Electrocution, Accidental
- Accidental Electrocution
- Accidental Electrocutions
- Electrocutions, Accidental
MeSH Record
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.
MeSH Record
Indexing Annotation
consider also BURNS, ELECTRIC; accidental shock by electricity is ELECTRIC INJURIES, not ELECTROSHOCK (for exper shock by electricity usually in psychol lit)
MeSH Record
History Note
73; was ELECTRIC INJURY 1963-72
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Number
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Electric Injuries. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004556. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004556
- Electric Injuries. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_injury
- Electric Injuries. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q244404