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[[Image:Lightning injury.jpg|thumb|A person who was affected by a nearby lightning strike. Note the slight branching redness traveling up his leg from the effects of the current.]] |
[[Image:Lightning injury.jpg|thumb|A person who was affected by a nearby lightning strike. Note the slight branching redness traveling up his leg from the effects of the current.]] |
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'''Lightning burns''' are a cutaneous condition, a type of [[electrical burn]] following a lightning strike on a human. They are characterized by a unique pattern of skin lesions. Alternative names for them include "keraunographic markings", "feathering", "ferning", "[[Lichtenberg figure]]s",<ref name="Bolognia">{{cite book |author=Rapini, Ronald P. |author2=Bolognia, Jean L. |author3=Jorizzo, Joseph L. |title=Dermatology: 2-Volume Set |publisher=Mosby |location=St. Louis |year=2007 |pages= |isbn=1-4160-2999-0 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | last=Mallinson | first=T | title=Lightning Injuries| journal=Focus on First Aid | volume= | issue=16 | pages=15–16 | year=2010 | pmid= | url=http://www.focusonfirstaid.co.uk/Magazine/issue16/index.aspx | accessdate=2010-09-30 | doi= }}</ref> "lightning flowers" or "lightning trees".<ref name="BBC">{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23621324 | title=How do you recover from being struck by lightning? | accessdate=9 August 2013}}</ref> |
'''Lightning burns''' are a cutaneous condition, a type of [[electrical burn]] following a lightning strike on a human. They are characterized by a unique pattern of skin lesions. Alternative names for them include "keraunographic markings", "feathering", "ferning", "[[Lichtenberg figure]]s",<ref name="Bolognia">{{cite book |author=Rapini, Ronald P. |author2=Bolognia, Jean L. |author3=Jorizzo, Joseph L. |title=Dermatology: 2-Volume Set |publisher=Mosby |location=St. Louis |year=2007 |pages= |isbn=1-4160-2999-0 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | last=Mallinson | first=T | title=Lightning Injuries | journal=Focus on First Aid | volume= | issue=16 | pages=15–16 | year=2010 | pmid= | url=http://www.focusonfirstaid.co.uk/Magazine/issue16/index.aspx | accessdate=2010-09-30 | doi= | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126000134/http://www.focusonfirstaid.co.uk/Magazine/issue16/index.aspx | archivedate=2011-11-26 | df= }}</ref> "lightning flowers" or "lightning trees".<ref name="BBC">{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23621324 | title=How do you recover from being struck by lightning? | accessdate=9 August 2013}}</ref> |
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According to a [[BBC]] article, the marks are formed when [[capillaries]] beneath the skin rupture due to the electrical discharge and they usually appear "within hours" of the strike though they tend to disappear within a few days. They also generally occur on the upper body.<ref name="BBC"/> |
According to a [[BBC]] article, the marks are formed when [[capillaries]] beneath the skin rupture due to the electrical discharge and they usually appear "within hours" of the strike though they tend to disappear within a few days. They also generally occur on the upper body.<ref name="BBC"/> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* http://www.focusonfirstaid.co.uk/Magazine/issue16/index.aspx Page 15-16 |
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[[Category:Burns]] |
[[Category:Burns]] |
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Revision as of 04:56, 23 December 2017
Lightning burns are a cutaneous condition, a type of electrical burn following a lightning strike on a human. They are characterized by a unique pattern of skin lesions. Alternative names for them include "keraunographic markings", "feathering", "ferning", "Lichtenberg figures",[1][2] "lightning flowers" or "lightning trees".[3]
According to a BBC article, the marks are formed when capillaries beneath the skin rupture due to the electrical discharge and they usually appear "within hours" of the strike though they tend to disappear within a few days. They also generally occur on the upper body.[3]
References
- ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
- ^ Mallinson, T (2010). "Lightning Injuries". Focus on First Aid (16): 15–16. Archived from the original on 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "How do you recover from being struck by lightning?". Retrieved 9 August 2013.
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