Secondary missile injury from lightning strike

Blumenthal, Ryan

dc.contributor.author	Blumenthal, Ryan
dc.date.accessioned	2012-05-29T15:05:19Z
dc.date.available	2013-03-31T00:20:03Z
dc.date.issued	2012-03
dc.description.abstract	A 48 year-old-female was struck dead by lightning on the 24th October 2010 in Pretoria South Africa. The cause of death was due to direct lightning strike. Examination showed secondary missile injury on her legs. This secondary missile (shrapnel) injury was caused by the lightning striking the concrete pavement next to her. Small pieces of concrete were located embedded within the shrapnel wounds. This case report represents the first documented case of secondary missile formation (shrapnel injury) due to lightning strike in the literature.	en_US
dc.description.uri	http://journals.lww.com/amjforensicmedicine/pages/default.aspx	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Blumenthal, R 2012, 'Secondary missile injury from lightning strike', American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 83-85.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0195-7910 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	1533-404X (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.1097/PAF.0b013e31823a8c96
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/18997
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins	en_US
dc.rights	Copyright © 2012 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, vol. 33, no. 1 pp.83-85 2012.	en_US
dc.subject	Lightning	en_US
dc.subject	Secondary missile formation	en_US
dc.subject	Shrapnel	en_US
dc.subject	Keraunopathology	en_US
dc.subject	Keraunomedicine	en_US
dc.title	Secondary missile injury from lightning strike	en_US
dc.type	Postprint Article	en_US