title: Electrical burns to the hand from lawn-mowers.
abstract: Fifteen cases of electrical burns to the hand are described resulting from the use of electric lawn-mowers. These injuries caused significant morbidity and time off work, and one death. Most of the burns appear to have been preventable, and ways of averting these injuries are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004559:Electric Wiring; D004560:Electricity; D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged