Thermal and Lightning injuries

Question 1

____ is the involuntary spasmodic painful contraction of muscles due to dehydration and excessive loss of chloride by sweating

Answer 1

Heat cramps

Question 2

____ is due to heart failure primarily caused by heat and precipitated by muscular exertion and warm clothing. Notable is the sudden attack of syncope

Answer 2

Heat exhaustion

Question 3

____ refers to tissue destruction by moist heat.

Answer 3

scald

Question 4

___ lesion caused by the application of heat or chemical substances to the external or internal surfaces of the body, the effect of which is destruction of the tissue of the body. Basically, tissue destruction by dry heat

Answer 4

burns

Question 5

___ is the condition found in dead bodies which have been subjected to heat. The limbs are flexed anda the fingers partially clenched simulation a “pugilistic” position of a boxer

Answer 5

heat stiffening

Question 6

A chemical burn (name the chemical) that causes yellow or yellowish-brown slough and the spot of yellow color on the skin.

Answer 6

nitric acid

Question 7

A chemical burn producing a blackis-brown slough. It has the most intense action. Even the clothing where this chemical has spilled will be destroyed.

Answer 7

Sulphuric acid (oil of vitriol)

Question 8

A type of electrical burn due to poor contact to source and shows a pricked appearance with central white burn and surrounding erythema.

Answer 8

Spark burn

Question 9

A type of electrical burn which gives a “crocodile skin” appearance due to high voltage flash.

Answer 9

Flash burn

Question 10

Radiation burn that causes severe and persistent dermatitis.

Answer 10

UV light burns