Lighting Accident at Ascot

Arden, G. P.; Harrison, S. H.; Lister, Julie; Maudsley, Roy H.

doi:10.1136/bmj.1.4981.1450

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“…Many lightning accidents have reportedly caused instant death, but there are just a few studies on the physiologic reaction against the lightning current passing through the human body and on the direct cause of instant death (e.g., Muto et al 1974). On the other hand, some survival cases of lightning accidents require prolonged treatment, and almost all disturbances are improved within a few days (Arden et al 1956;Ravitch et al 1961;Taussing 1968;Hanson et al 1973;Stasser et al 1977).…”

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Experimental studies on the effect of artificial respiration after lightning accidents

Ishikawa

Miyazawa

Ohashi³

et al. 1981

Res. Exp. Med.

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Many suggestions have been made regarding protective methods against lightning, without any quantitative tests of safety. As a fundamental study on lightning protection, the lethal threshold energy for the artificial lightning impulse was investigated, using 14 rabbits. The voltage and current impulse had a 1 microsecond wave front and 40 microsecond wave tail. The imposed energy was measured by simultaneous photographic recording of both voltage and current waves on separate oscilloscopes. The impulse voltage was applied to head, neck, upper chest, and lower chest while the right hind limb was grounded. Artificial lightning current impulses were fed through the skin of the animals by making the surface flash over so that the surface flash was monitored carefully to delete the data of this case which gives an erroneous energy value from the statistical analysis. The lethal threshold energy was found to be 157.6 +/- 54.1 Joule (J), and the percentage of survival was 25% when 160 J impulse energy was given. Impulses of 160 J were then applied to the heads of 21 other rabbits maintained on an artificial respirator. Under these conditions the percentage of survival increased significantly to 47.6%.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Experimental studies on the effect of artificial respiration after lightning accidents

Ishikawa

Miyazawa

Ohashi³

et al. 1981

Res. Exp. Med.

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“…8 Side flash or splash occurs as lightning jumps from its primary strike object to a nearby person on its way to ground. 10 Blunt trauma from lightning can occur from two mechanisms; first, the person may be thrown to a considerable distance by the sudden, massive contraction caused by current passing through the body.…”

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Dramatic lightning injury with exit wound

Murty¹

2007

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

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“…4 Experiments on sheep show that lightning strikes near the head may enter orifices such as ears, mouth, and eyes to flow internally. 8,9 Side flash or splash occurs as lightning jumps from its primary strike object to a nearby person on its way to ground. 10 Blunt trauma from lightning can occur from two mechanisms; first, the person may be thrown to a considerable distance by the sudden, massive contraction caused by current passing through the body.…”

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Lightning fatality with blast, flame, heat and current effects: A macroscopic and microscopic view

Murty¹

2009

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

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Lighting Accident at Ascot

Cited by 43 publications

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Experimental studies on the effect of artificial respiration after lightning accidents

Experimental studies on the effect of artificial respiration after lightning accidents

Dramatic lightning injury with exit wound

Lightning fatality with blast, flame, heat and current effects: A macroscopic and microscopic view

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