Post-Electric Burn Blisters in a Child: A Case Report
Electrical burn injuries are few of the most devastating injuries seen in the emergency room. We report the case of a 4-year-old child, weighing 15 kg who presented in the Paediatric Emergency Room of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital with loss of consciousness. He had a history of touching a broken electri...
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KARACHI MEDICAL AND DENTAL COLLEGE
2018-03-01
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Electrical burn injuries are few of the most devastating injuries seen in the emergency room. We report the case of a 4-year-old child, weighing 15 kg who presented in the Paediatric Emergency Room of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital with loss of consciousness. He had a history of touching a broken electric wire of unknown voltage and fell to the ground few hours before being taken to the hospital. Central nervous system examination showed a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 10/15, bilateral mute planters and decreased tone in all four limbs. Upon local examination, 4 small black-yellow lesions almost 2 cm in size and in the form of blisters were seen on his left palm. The child was successfully managed in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. This case is noticeable as its complications are disastrous. Our case study highlights the importance of early diagnosis and proper management which is vital to prevent long term damage in electrical burn victims.
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| spelling | doaj.art-d811ffe35700484c9241b215560d9cbb2024-01-06T06:18:00ZengKARACHI MEDICAL AND DENTAL COLLEGEAnnals of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Medical & Dental College1563-32412018-03-0123110.58397/ashkmdc.v23i1.5646Post-Electric Burn Blisters in a Child: A Case ReportMawra ShahidAyesha KhanHira Khalid ZuberiAisha Ikram Electrical burn injuries are few of the most devastating injuries seen in the emergency room. We report the case of a 4-year-old child, weighing 15 kg who presented in the Paediatric Emergency Room of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital with loss of consciousness. He had a history of touching a broken electric wire of unknown voltage and fell to the ground few hours before being taken to the hospital. Central nervous system examination showed a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 10/15, bilateral mute planters and decreased tone in all four limbs. Upon local examination, 4 small black-yellow lesions almost 2 cm in size and in the form of blisters were seen on his left palm. The child was successfully managed in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. This case is noticeable as its complications are disastrous. Our case study highlights the importance of early diagnosis and proper management which is vital to prevent long term damage in electrical burn victims. https://www.annals-ashkmdc.org/index.php/ashkmdc/article/view/56Electrical injury, burns, blister, paediatric, electrical burn. |
| spellingShingle | Mawra Shahid Ayesha Khan Hira Khalid Zuberi Aisha Ikram Post-Electric Burn Blisters in a Child: A Case Report Annals of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Medical & Dental College Electrical injury, burns, blister, paediatric, electrical burn. |
| title | Post-Electric Burn Blisters in a Child: A Case Report |
| title_full | Post-Electric Burn Blisters in a Child: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Post-Electric Burn Blisters in a Child: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Post-Electric Burn Blisters in a Child: A Case Report |
| title_short | Post-Electric Burn Blisters in a Child: A Case Report |
| title_sort | post electric burn blisters in a child a case report |
| topic | Electrical injury, burns, blister, paediatric, electrical burn. |
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