1997
Mechanisms of Pediatric Electrical Injury
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“…In addition, EIs are seen more in males in every age group. Although this rate is 2:1 in children, the rate of male victims reaches 90% in the adult age group [2–8, 14, 16]. Consistent with findings in the literature, the deaths resulting from EI constituted 1.93% of the medicolegal autopsies in the current study.…”
Section: Discussion
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confidence: 89%
“…In addition, EIs are seen more in males in every age group. Although this rate is 2:1 in children, the rate of male victims reaches 90% in the adult age group [2–8, 14, 16]. Consistent with findings in the literature, the deaths resulting from EI constituted 1.93% of the medicolegal autopsies in the current study.…”
Section: Discussion
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confidence: 89%
“…Although some studies have reported that biting of electrical flexes is the most frequent circumstances leading to childhood electrocution, no such cases were identified in the present study, parallel with the series reported previously (12,15,20). This difference shows that each population has a different case profile.…”
Section: Discussion
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confidence: 90%
“…Although other studies have identified biting of electrical flexes by children, or placing the junction of two electrical cords in the mouth, as the most frequent circumstances leading to childhood electrocution, 10 no such cases were found in the current series. This may suggest that different populations have different case profiles.…”
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confidence: 76%
