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Electrical Injuries
Symptoms and Signs of Electrical Injuries
 Burns may be sharply demarcated on the skin even when current penetrates irregularly into deeper tissues. Severe Young children who bite or suck on extension cords can burn their mouth and lips. Such burns may cause cosmetic deformities and impair growth of the teeth, mandible, and maxilla. Labial artery hemorrhage, which results when the eschar separates 5 to 10 days after injury, occurs in up to 10% of these young children. An electrical shock can cause powerful muscle contractions or falls (eg, from a ladder or roof), resulting in Overview of Dislocations (electrical shock is one of the few causes of posterior Subtle or vaguely defined neurologic, psychologic, and physical sequelae can develop 1 to 5 years after the injury and result in significant morbidity ( Symptoms and signs reference ) . 1.Wesner ML, Hickie J: Long-term sequelae of electrical injury.Can Fam Physician59(9):935-939, 2013. 