Arcing injuries in a fatal electrocution.
Electric arc injuries tend to be very severe and can cause skin burns by direct heat exposure or by igniting clothes. It produces intense heat, and fatal lesions can occur even when the victim is several feet from the arc. A fatal case of accidental high-voltage electrocution is reported, where multiple skin to bone-deep oval and circular lesions of varying dimensions caused by arcing was present.
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Department of Forensic Medicine, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India. drnag2002@rediffmail.com
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D000059:Accidents; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged