title: Evaluation of children presenting to the emergency room after electrical injury.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate children who presented to the Pediatric Emergency Department with electrical injury and to discuss the follow-up of these cases and potential precautions that can be taken.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 36 patients presented to the Pediatric Emergency Department with electrical injury between May 2010 and May 2013, and these cases were investigated retrospectively. The patients' age and sex, location and form of exposure to electric current, seasonal distribution, length of hospital stay, musculoskeletal and cardiovascular system complications, renal damage, and treatments were recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority of the patients were exposed to low-voltage electrical current at home. When the patients were evaluated based on the type of electric current, alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, creatine kinase, and creatine kinase-myocardial isoenzyme levels were found to be significantly higher among patients who were exposed to high-voltage electric current. None of the patients died, and the mean length of hospital stay was 2.50 ± 1.06 days.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Electrical injuries can present with a wide variety of problems, ranging from a simple injury to life-threatening severe multiple organ injury. Even simple precautions can prevent possible morbidity and mortality. We think that the public level of knowledge and awareness should be increased.
authors.forename: Aslıhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arasli Yilmaz
authors.forename: Ali Osman
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Köksal
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Özdemir
authors.forename: Mehtap
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Acar
authors.forename: Gülten
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Küçükkonyali
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inan
authors.forename: Sibel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Çelik
authors.forename: Mine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Güveloğlu
authors.forename: Nesibe
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Andiran
authors.forename: Sacit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Günbey
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000293:injuries*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D003402:Creatine Kinase