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Descriptor English: Lightning Injuries
Descriptor Spanish: Traumatismos por Acción del Rayo
Descriptor lesiones por rayo
Entry term(s) ictus acción del rayo
lesiones por acción del rayo
lesiones traumáticas por rayo
traumatismos por acción del rayo
Scope note: Lesiones accidentales ocasionadas por breves descargas eléctricas de alto voltaje durante tormentas eléctricas. Son comunes el paro cardiopulmonar, coma y otros síntomas neurológicos, necrosis miocárdica y quemaduras dérmicas. Para la supervivencia está indicado un rápido tratamiento de ,las secuelas agudas, que incluye la resucitación cardiopulmonar.
Descriptor Portuguese: Lesões por Ação do Raio
Descriptor French: Traumatismes dus à la foudre
Entry term(s): Injuries, Lightning
Injury, Lightning
Lightning Injury
Lightning Stroke
Lightning Strokes
Stroke, Lightning
Strokes, Lightning
Tree number(s): C26.324.550
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015168
Scope note: Accidental injuries caused by brief high-voltage electrical discharges during thunderstorms. Cardiopulmonary arrest, coma and other neurologic symptoms, myocardial necrosis, and dermal burns are common. Prompt treatment of the acute sequelae, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is indicated for survival.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Burns, Electric (1966-1988)
Electric Injuries (1966-1988)
Lightning (1966-1988)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ELECTRIC INJURIES 1989-90
History Note: 91(89); was see under ELECTRIC INJURIES 1989-90
Entry Version: LIGHTNING INJ
DeCS ID: 23741
Unique ID: D015168
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1988/04/08
Revision Date: 2010/06/25
Lightning Injuries - Preferred
Concept UI M0023309
Scope note Accidental injuries caused by brief high-voltage electrical discharges during thunderstorms. Cardiopulmonary arrest, coma and other neurologic symptoms, myocardial necrosis, and dermal burns are common. Prompt treatment of the acute sequelae, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is indicated for survival.
Preferred term Lightning Injuries
Entry term(s) Injuries, Lightning
Injury, Lightning
Lightning Injury
Lightning Stroke - Narrower
Concept UI M0023310
Preferred term Lightning Stroke
Entry term(s) Lightning Strokes
Stroke, Lightning
Strokes, Lightning



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