"Electric Injuries" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Injuries caused by electric currents. The concept excludes electric burns (BURNS, ELECTRIC), but includes accidental electrocution and electric shock.
| Descriptor ID |
D004556
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.324
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| Concept/Terms |
Electrocution, Accidental- Electrocution, Accidental
- Accidental Electrocution
- Accidental Electrocutions
- Electrocutions, Accidental
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Electric Injuries" by people in Profiles.
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Electric or traumatic injury? The role of histopathological investigations. Med Leg J. 2018 Jun; 86(2):85-88.
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The Role of Forensic Botany in Solving a Case: Scientific Evidence on the Falsification of a Crime Scene. J Forensic Sci. 2018 May; 63(3):961-964.
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Mortality and risk of cardiac complications among immediate survivors of accidental electric shock: a Danish nationwide cohort study. BMJ Open. 2017 Aug 28; 7(8):e015967.
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Postmortem investigation of serum myoglobin levels with special reference to electrical fatalities. Forensic Sci Int. 1995 Apr 27; 72(3):171-7.