injuries and poisoning
Lightning Injuries
Diagnosis of Lightning Injuries
Electrocardiography Lightning injuries are often witnessed, but they may also be suspected when a person is found outside unconscious or with amnesia during or shortly after a thunderstorm. In the hospital, Electrocardiography (ECG) may be done if injury is severe (for example, if a person collapsed and may have had a temporary cardiac arrest). The ECG, when done, determines whether the heart is beating normally. Sometimes blood tests or 