Skull Injuries Caused by High Voltage Electricity

Abstract

Four cases of injuries caused by high voltage electricity are reported. Particular interest is taken in describing initial conservative treatment of injuries where the entrance of the current has been through the head, followed by surgical excision and flap surgery. This procedure had an uneventful postoperative course. Other methods comprising an earlier excision and revitalizing flap coverage over the necrotic bone thereby avoiding later bone grafting are being discussed and may be preferable. A decrease in high voltage injuries has been noticed during the last ten-year period compared to earlier data (5.5% down to 1.4%). This may well be partially explained by improved precautionary measures, but children are still prominent among the injured. All the children were injured while playing around railroad areas.