Pappano Dante
Department of Emergency Medicine, East Tennessee Children's Hospital, Knoxville, TN 37901, USA.
South Med J. 2010 Mar;103(3):242-4. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181ce0e8f.
Electrical injury ranges widely from simple shock and mild burns to more extensive superficial injury, internal injury, and mortality. Bony fracture from electrically-induced tetanic muscle contraction is a rare but recognized injury. We report the case of a 14-year-old boy who suffered a minor burn and radius fracture related to an electrical injury involving his electric guitar. An interesting pattern is emerging from available case reports of similar injuries.
