title: Electrical burn injuries of workers using portable aluminium ladders near overhead power lines.
abstract: The use of aluminium ladders around high voltage power lines has resulted in a significant number of electrical injuries and electrocutions. Workers often misjudge wire distances or lose control of fully extended ladders, thereby exposing themselves to electrocution hazard. High-voltage electrical burns of two workers using an aluminium ladder that contacted a high voltage power line are reported. The circumstances surrounding the injury, the clinical management of the case, and the methods of prevention are presented and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Moghtader
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Himel
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Demun
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Bellian
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Edlich
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D018409:Foot Injuries; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013638:Tars
chemical_list: D013638:Tars