Lightning injury with lung bleeding in a tracheotomized patient.
A 68-year-old man, who had undergone laryngectomy six months earlier, was struck by lightning and developed pulmonary hemorrhage. This was attributed to pulmonary barotrauma due to a lightning blast via his tracheostoma.
Soltermann
B
B
Interdisciplinary ICU, Kantonsspital Chur, Switzerland.
Frutiger
A
A
Kuhn
M
M
D000368:Aged; D001469:Barotrauma / Q000209:etiology*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007825:Laryngectomy; D015168:Lightning Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D055370:Lung Injury; D008297:Male; D014140:Tracheotomy; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000293:injuries