Pneumothorax due to electrical burn injury

Deep tissue damage almost always accompanies local and regional cutaneous burn injuries, especially in electrical burns. The lungs and the heart can be affected by high-voltage arcs in electrical injuries of the chest wall. A 14-year-old boy was electrocuted by an electrical current of 25 000 V. There were second- and third-degree burns on 35% of the total body surface. There was also a severe burn injury extending …