title: High-voltage electrical burns due to copper theft - Case series.
abstract: Electrical burns are among the most devastating trauma inflicted on the human body. These burns have a higher morbidity, length of stay and a much higher risk of amputation than any other type of burn. Electrical burns affect mostly young, working males because they are more frequently the result of a work accident. However, possibly due to the worldwide economic crisis, we are experiencing a new phenomenon: the theft of high-voltage copper wiring.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic and Maxillofacial Surgery and Burn Unit, Hospital de São João, Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Braga
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic and Maxillofacial Surgery and Burn Unit, Hospital de São João, Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic and Maxillofacial Surgery and Burn Unit, Hospital de São João, Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Egipto
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic and Maxillofacial Surgery and Burn Unit, Hospital de São João, Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Silva
keywords: burn amputations; copper; electrical burns