Lightning Learning – Struck by lightning

Name two types of lightning strikes and describe the mechanism for each one, to explain how this patient was struck by lightning (0.5 marks for each correct component, maximum 1 mark)

On examination, you notice that the skin condition the patient developed an hour after he was struck by lightning has become more prominent.

Name this patient’s skin condition (from the photograph) and explain how it occurred (0.5 marks for naming the skin condition; 0.5 marks for describing the mechanism of its occurrence; maximum 1 mark).

Apart from the injuries mentioned in the case scenario, list two other specific lightning injuries that this patient may suffer after being struck by lightning (0.5 marks for each correct answer, maximum 1 mark)