Dual Fall, One before and other after A High Voltage Electric Injury-Case Report

Electric injury by high voltage current is an event that has a very high rate of morbidity as well as mortality. The mechanisms involved in electric injury deaths include ventricular fibrillations, respiratory paralysis as well as trauma following ‘flinging’. Arcing is another unique phenomenon attributed to high voltage electric injury where current is transferred between two points not in contact, which can result in temperatures reaching up to 35,000 oF and beyond. This can cause flash burns as well as circumscribed circular lesions, described as ‘crocodile appearance of skin” [1,2]. Fatalities could result from either burn injuries produced by the sparks or due to lethal injuries secondary to the fling due arcing. We present a case of fatality due to high voltage electric injury resulting in variety of injuries. ISSN: 2348-9804