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Evaluation Of Children Presenting To The Emergency Room After Electrical Injury, Aslihan Arasli Yilmaz, Ali̇ Osman Köksal, Osman Özdemi̇r, Mehtap Acar, Gülten Küçükkonyali, Yasemi̇n İnan, Si̇bel Çeli̇k, Mi̇ne Güveloğlu, Nesi̇be Andiran, Saci̇t Günbey

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: To evaluate children who presented to the Pediatric Emergency Department with electrical injury and to discuss the follow-up of these cases and potential precautions that can be taken. Materials and methods: A total of 36 patients presented to the Pediatric Emergency Department with electrical injury between May 2010 and May 2013, and these cases were investigated retrospectively. The patients? age and sex, location and form of exposure to electric current, seasonal distribution, length of hospital stay, musculoskeletal and cardiovascular system complications, renal damage, and treatments were recorded. Results: The majority of the patients were exposed to low-voltage electrical current …