| ID (ISN) del documento | 109580 |
| Número CIS |
09-666 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0962-7480 - Occupational Medicine |
| Año |
2008 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Taimur Z., Hussaini S. |
| Título |
Atrial fibrillation in a commercial diver |
| Información bibliográfica |
Mar. 2008, Vol.58, No.2, p.144-146. Illus. 12 ref. |
| Resumen |
Electric current can damage the body by disrupting electric rhythms, inducing muscular spasms and causing burns. The torpedo ray is a fish with powerful electric organs, which can serve either as predatory tool or defensive weapon. This article presents an unusual case of atrial fibrillation due to electric shocks by a torpedo ray in a 42-year-old male commercial diver while on routine diving operations. After being examined by a cardiologist, he was able to take up his normal work after four weeks' of absence, without sequellae. Such occurrences are extremely rare and no documented case was found in the medical literature. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
pescados; choque eléctrico; sumersión |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
Turquía; fibrilación ventricular; estudio de caso |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| País / Estado o Provincia | Emiratos Árabes Unidos |
| Tema(s) |
Cemercio, servicios, oficinas
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos eléctricos
Riesgos físicos
Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
|
| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Animal hazards
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