PHYSIOPATHOLOGY OF ELECTRICAL BURNS: ARTICLE REVIEW
Journal Title: International Journal Of Advances In Surgery - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
SUMMARY: Electric burns are considered one of the most drastic traumas to which an individual can be exposed; directly or indirectly affecting almost all the systems of the human body. This type of trauma has local and systemic effects that are poorly understood by most health personnel. The objective of this article is to offer a complete explanation, allowing the reader to better understand the pathophysiology of this type of trauma and therefore manifest in the daily actions of health personnel.
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Luis Felipe González Castro, Sandra Viviana Avila Vargas, Jenny Tatiana Quezada Rueda
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