title: Lightning strike to the head: case report.
abstract: A case is presented of a teen-aged athlete who sustained a direct lightning strike to the head while wearing a football helmet. The helmet, the presence of sweat, and aggressive resuscitation were instrumental in his survival and complete recovery. This appears to be the first documentation of a lightning strike to an individual wearing protective headgear.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Steinbaum
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Harviel
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jaffin
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Jordan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D017097:Electric Impedance; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005538:Football; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006260:Head Protective Devices; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015168:Lightning Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014218:Triage