Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine guidelines on electrical burn injury
Key studies
High-voltage (>= 1000 V) as strongest predictor of arrhythmia (AUC 0.804) from prospective electrical injury studies
Combined CK, troponin, and lactate model for arrhythmia prediction in electrical burns
LOC present in 69% of high-voltage injuries: multicenter burn registry analysis
Algorithmic approach to lab testing reduces unnecessary workup without increasing mortality or readmission
Coding standards
ICD-10 T75.4 electric shock
ICD-10 M62.82 rhabdomyolysis
ICD-10 M79.A3 traumatic compartment syndrome
ICD-10 T23-T28 burn and corrosion codes by body region
SNOMED CT electrical burn injury concept
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