• Burns · Aug 1996

    Case Reports

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

    • B Celiköz, S Işik, M Türegün, and N Selmanpakoğlu.
    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy and Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
    • Burns. 1996 Aug 1; 22 (5): 417-9.

    AbstractAn 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.

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