助听器遭雷击损坏。

Destruction of hearing aid by lightning strike.

作者信息

Tandberg D, Brown C M

机构信息

Division of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131.

出版信息

Am J Emerg Med. 1990 Jul;8(4):326-8. doi: 10.1016/0735-6757(90)90087-g.

DOI:10.1016/0735-6757(90)90087-g

PMID:2363756

Abstract

A 20-year-old woman was struck by lightning while seeking shelter under a tree. The discharge entered at the site of the victim's behind-the-ear type hearing aid, destroying it. She suffered cardiorespiratory arrest, burns, left ventricular failure, and myoglobinuria, yet recovered fully. It is widely known that carrying a metallic object such as an umbrella or golf club above one's head increases the risk of being struck. However, few people know that small metallic objects worn on the head are similarly dangerous. Persons caught outside in a lightning storm might decrease the probability of being struck by removing all metallic objects from their head.

摘要

一名20岁女子在树下避雨时遭雷击。电流从受害者耳后式助听器处进入，将其击毁。她出现了心肺骤停、烧伤、左心室衰竭和肌红蛋白尿，但最终完全康复。众所周知，头顶携带诸如雨伞或高尔夫球杆等金属物品会增加被雷击的风险。然而，很少有人知道头上佩戴的小金属物品同样危险。在雷雨中被困在户外的人可以通过摘掉头上所有金属物品来降低被雷击的可能性。