An unusual case of lightning strike: full-thickness burns of the cranial bones.

Abstract

An unusual full-thickness burn of the scalp and cranial bones due to a lightning strike is reported. A thick nylon cover protected the head from the direct effects of the lightning injury, but heated water over the thick nylon cover caused full-thickness burn of the scalp and cranial bones. The relevant literature has been reviewed.

• Authors: B Celiköz, S Işik, M Türegün, N Selmanpakoğlu
• Journal: Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries (Burns) Vol. 22 Issue 5 Pg. 417-9 (Aug 1996) ISSN: 0305-4179 [Print] Netherlands
• PMID: 8840045 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Burns, Electric (etiology, pathology, surgery)
• Humans
• Injury Severity Score
• Lightning Injuries (complications)
• Male
• Skull
• Surgical Flaps (methods)
• Wound Healing (physiology)