SAQ 573 – Trauma – industrial electrical injury with burns

A 24-year-old apprentice electrician is brought to the emergency department after an industrial electrocution while working in the rain. He has burns to both hands, dizziness, and severe arm pain.

List four (4) factors that may influence the severity of injury.

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Apart from his hand wounds, list the four (4) most likely tissues to be injured and give the type of injury for each.

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</p> <table class="saq-prop-table"> <thead> <tr> <th>Tissue</th> <th>Type of injury</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>1.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4.</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>

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