DocumentCode
1255690
Title
Electrical injury: understanding the body´s response
Volume
7
Issue
1
fYear
1988
fDate
3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
39
Lastpage
40
Abstract
Studies of electrical injury are described in which the electrical field associated with the current is shown to be a source of damage, in addition to heat. It is shown that this result explains clinical observations that connective tissue is not harmed during electrical accidents, while skeletal muscles are destroyed. The researchers identified three cell categories, exhibiting three distinct types of response to the electric field.<>
Keywords
accidents; bioelectric phenomena; biological effects of fields; electric field effects; cell categories; connective tissue; electric field effects; skeletal muscles; Analytical models; Biomembranes; Connective tissue; Contacts; Electrical accidents; Fibroblasts; Injuries; Laboratories; Muscles; Resistance heating;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0739-5175
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/51.653
Filename
653
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