The third case involved a 34-year-old woman who was carrying metal screws in her breast
pocket and a cordless hand drill in her hand when she was struck by lightning in April 1997 …

A 25-year-old man was walking in an open field in the rain. Lightning struck the right side of
his neck, and according to witnesses he glowed in this area for several seconds before …

A 40-year-old Thai male was struck by lightning while he was riding his motorcycle during a
day of gathering clouds and threatening rain. There were third degree burns around the …

Lightning is the discharge of an electric charge forming in the atmosphere between the earth
and clouds which travels downward in a branching pattern. It is estimated that there are …

Two young adults were examined in a Northern Ontario hospital after sustaining indirect
lightning injuries while camping. The patients were laying on their left sides in a tent during a …

More people are struck and killed by lightning each year in Florida than any other state in
the United States. This report discusses a couple that was simultaneously struck by lightning …

Lightning injury can cause severe damage to many systems and often results in a high
mortality. We report a case of sustained lightning injury in which a 54-year-old woman …

Approximately a third of all lightning strikes are fatal. We report an unusual case of lightning
affecting a mother and her two children aged 6 and 1½ years. The six year old child was …

J Edelstein, W Peters, R Cartotto. Lightning injury: A review and case presentations. Can J
Plast Surg 1994; 2 (4): 164-168. Lightning injuries are relatively uncommon, although …

Figure 1. A 54-year-old man was struck by lightning and was initially stuporous. The
emergency medical team found him conscious and in sinus rhythm, with normal vital signs …