TY - JOUR T1 - Pneumothorax due to electrical burn injury JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 371 LP - 372 DO - 10.1136/emj.2006.042978 VL - 24 IS - 5 AU - Mehmet Ceber AU - Can Ozturk AU - Semih Baghaki AU - Can Cinar Y1 - 2007/05/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/24/5/371.2.abstract N2 - Deep tissue damage almost always accompanies local and regional cutaneous burn injuries, especially in electrical burns. The lungs and the heart can be affected by high-voltage arcs in electrical injuries of the chest wall. A 14-year-old boy was electrocuted by an electrical current of 25 000 V. There were second- and third-degree burns on 35% of the total body surface. There was also a severe burn injury extending … ER -