Supervía August, Del Baño Francisco, Aguirre Alfons, Membrilla Estela
Rev Med Chil. 2013 Sep;141(9):1202-5. doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872013000900014.
Electrical shock can cause a direct myocardial damage and different types of arrhythmias, which are uncommon and occur more often when there is a high voltage exposure. We report a 19-year-old male that received a high voltage shock, falling thereafter from an altitude of four meters. On admission to the emergency room, he had second and third degree burns in the right hand and the left thigh. The electrocardiogram showed a nodal rhythm of 72 beats per minute. After four hours of monitoring, sinus rhythm returned spontaneously.
