Lightning-strike disaster among children
G. J. Myers, M. T. Colgan and D. H. VanDyke
A lightning strike involving 47 children is described. Four cases
demonstrate the most common and serious resulting pathology: burns,
myocardial infarction, and neurological symptoms varying from feelings of
fear and nightmares to brain death. The pathophysiology of lightning injury
is described. The importance of immediate resuscitation of the victim who
appears dead after a lightning strike is emphasized, and procedures to
prevent lighting injury are presented.
