RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DAMAGE DUE TO ELECTRICAL INJURY
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https://doi.org/10.30890/2709-2313.2025-45-02-034Keywords:
electrical injury, electrical asphyxia, organic lung damage, diagnosis, treatment.Abstract
Introduction. Isolated lung injury in electrical trauma has been reported relatively rarely. The electrical resistance of lung tissue is relatively higher than in other chest structures, which may explain the lower incidence of direct lung damage, as moreMetrics
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