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Suggest Medical Treatments For Pain And Burns From Electrocution

ok. My son was electrocuted in 2012 up in Maryland .He was a lineman but was not working when he was hurt. he was just out with another lineman tosee about down power lines. when he was walking down the side walk, looking at the lines someone turned the power on, the power lines started to jump up an down ,one jumped his way and he threw up his left hand,and the line hit his hand and shocked his whole left side of his body . He lived after he was thrown from the sidewalk to the middle of the road .it also burnt his hand and his left foot.about 7,650 volts he looks good now but he has very bad pain and a pain pump .
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I really appreciate your concern, electric shock is kind of thermal injury it is all depends upon the intensity of current, like ampere, voltage and the duration of current follows through muscular fiber, short duration with low intensity may not cause the serious injury, although the clinical examination is the option that shows the severity of injury hope this information
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Suggest Medical Treatments For Pain And Burns From Electrocution

HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, electric shock is kind of thermal injury it is all depends upon the intensity of current, like ampere, voltage and the duration of current follows through muscular fiber, short duration with low intensity may not cause the serious injury, although the clinical examination is the option that shows the severity of injury hope this information