Abstract:
:Among natural disasters, lightning is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. A well-informed bystander and an astute physician can make the difference between an outcome of death or lifelong disability versus complete or near-complete recovery. What is done in the first few minutes after such an event is the predominant predictor of success. This case report describes a young woman who was struck by lightning while talking on a cellular telephone at a mass gathering in an outdoor stadium. The discussion that follows the case centers on the pathophysiology of being struck by lightning and on issues unique to being struck in a stadium full of people.
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South Med Jjournal_title
Southern medical journalauthors
Milzman DP,Moskowitz L,Hardel Mdoi
10.1097/00007611-199907000-00010subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1999-07-01 00:00:00pages
708-10issue
7eissn
0038-4348issn
1541-8243journal_volume
92pub_type
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
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doi:10.1097/00007611-198611000-00024
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
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doi:
更新日期:1977-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
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doi:10.1097/00007611-199603000-00018
更新日期:1996-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199709000-00008
更新日期:1997-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1995-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197803000-00039
更新日期:1978-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199508000-00020
更新日期:1995-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198801000-00003
更新日期:1988-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198110000-00003
更新日期:1981-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2001-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00007611-198906000-00014
更新日期:1989-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197702000-00041
更新日期:1977-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00007611-199409000-00014
更新日期:1994-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::To assess the reliability and accuracy of the Papanicolaou smear for the detection of cervical Chlamydia trachomatis infections, we obtained chlamydial cultures and cervical smears from 252 patients attending a gynecologic service during an eight-month time period. In 12 of these patients (4.8%), the cervical culture ...
journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1985-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198402000-00018
更新日期:1984-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198311000-00030
更新日期:1983-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2008-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198611000-00018
更新日期:1986-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-198009000-00044
更新日期:1980-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-197907000-00031
更新日期:1979-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199307000-00004
更新日期:1993-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/01.SMJ.0000144635.07975.66
更新日期:2004-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/SMJ.0000000000000053
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000181
更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Southern medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00007611-199112000-00014
更新日期:1991-12-01 00:00:00