Case 3
A 45-year-old teacher attempts to replace a fuse in the generator in her school basement. She touches a wire on the under surface of the fuse box and immediately feels pain and a jolt-like sensation in her shoulder. She is thrown across the room. Upon arrival in the ED she is alert and orientated, but complaining bitterly of severe pain in her right hand and shoulder.
Her obvious hand injury is depicted below.
A shoulder x-ray was also obtained.
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What is the most likely type of current exposure and what shoulder injury has occurred?
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Which type of electrical current is more commonly associated with VF?
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What long term ophthalmic complication is associated with electrical injury and lightning strike?
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