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- Lightning strikes can cause severe health issues, including cardiac arrest and death, making them a significant environmental hazard.
- The electric current from lightning can disrupt various organ systems, particularly affecting the cardiovascular system by triggering the release of stress hormones and causing changes in heart function.
- A case study highlights a 13-year-old boy who experienced an acute myocardial infarction due to an indirect lightning strike, showcasing the potential life-threatening consequences of such incidents.
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Lightning strike is a natural phenomenon with potentially devastating effects and represents one of the leading causes of cardiac arrest and death from environmental phenomena. Almost every organ system may be impaired as lightning passes through the human body preferring the pathways that the lowest resistance between the contact points. Lightning can also have widespread effects on the cardiovascular system, producing extensive catecholamine release or autonomic stimulation. The victim may develop hypertension, tachycardia, nonspecific electrocardiographic changes (including prolongation of the QT interval and transient T-wave inversion), and myocardial necrosis with release of creatine phosphokinase-MB fraction. We present the case of a 13-year-old boy with acute myocardial infarction secondary to an indirect lightning strike.
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