HOW LIGHTNING KILLS. (THE MECHANISM OF DEATH BY LIGHTNING) (MECANISME DE LA MORT PAR LA FOUDRE),

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Abstract:

The authors performed systematic examinations of 300 cases of trauma by electricity. Mortality was 30 percent. The age of fatal victims ranged between 1 and 83 years. The proportion of the male and female sex was 6425 66 of the victims were struck in the open air and 21 inside of a building.

Author(s):
Iranyi, C. ; Iranyi, J. ; Somogyi, E. ; Orovecz, B.
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL MEDICAL SCHOOL BETHESDA MD TRANSLATION SERVICE
Supplementary Note:
Trans. of Acta Med. Leg. Soc., Liege (France) v19 p221 1966, by Tatiana Boldyreff.
Annotation:
How lightning kills -- Translation.
Pagination:
0002

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

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Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
NMS-Trans-1204
 Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
(*LIGHTNING, PATHOLOGY), SURVIVAL(PERSONNEL), MORTALITY RATES, WOUNDS AND INJURIES, NERVOUS SYSTEM, ACCIDENTS, BURNS(INJURIES)
Field(s)/Group(s):
Medicine and Medical Research
Keyword(s):
TRANSLATIONS
Report Date:
1967 Aug 29