Survival following an impalement injury through the perineum in association with high voltage electrical burns: A case report
Journal Title: Journal of Acute Disease - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
We reported a case of a 30-year-old man who reportedly sustained electrical burns and fell from a high voltage electric pole about 50 meter high onto a metal that caused impalement injury. In addition, he sustained full-thickness burns of the right upper limb (7%), the right hemithorax, the perineum (sparing the penis), the anterior abdominal wall and the lateral aspect of both thighs. There was 43% burned surface area in total. Radiographic examination revealed a slender curved object extending from his perineum into the pelvis. The management of this case was a challenging one which was described in this article.
Authors and Affiliations
Joseph Yorke, Pius Agbenorku, Ronald Awoonor-Williams, Kofi Baah Nyamekye, George Amoah, Offoe Michael Adinku, Charles Appiah, Amoah Edward Boateng, Esinam Anita Agbeko, Papa Kwesi Sonsomir Fiifi-Yankson, Dorcas Ahulu, Daniel Anning Gyawu, Dennis Afful Yorke
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- EP ID EP234560
- DOI 10.12980/jad.6.2017JADWEB-2016-0038
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