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Side splash makes up about a third of cases and occurs when lightning strikes nearby and jumps through the air to the person. [1] Contact injury occurs when the person is touching the object that is hit. [1] Direct strikes make up about 5% of injuries. [1] The mechanism of the injuries may include electrical injury, burns from heat, and ...
Contact injury – an object (generally a conductor) that a person is touching is electrified by a strike. Side splash – branches of currents "jumping" from the primary flash channel electrify the person. Blast injuries – being thrown and suffering blunt-force trauma from the shock wave (if very close) and possible hearing damage from the ...
Side flash: When lightning strikes a taller object, like a tree, some of the current jumps to the victim. Ground current: When the current from a lightning strike travels along the ground.
Thalita Teixeira Padilla, 32, survived being struck by lightning while walking her dog in Boston on Sept. 9, 2023 After spending over a year in hospitals as she recovered, Padilla was finally ...
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Ohio State is now down two offensive linemen for the rest of the 2024 season. According to multiple reports, star center Seth McLaughlin suffered a torn Achilles during practice on Tuesday ...
The Detroit Lions' injury woes on defense continued Sunday, with the team losing two cornerbacks in the first half of their 48-42 loss to the Buffalo Bills.Carlton Davis III and Khalil Dorsey were ...
Wreckage found at 0900 hrs. 13 July by search aircraft. Herrera had been assigned to Victorville since 1 July as a student pilot in transitional training for combat duty. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Y. Herrera, of La Mesa, N.M. [319] The earlier Ju 88 R-1 nightfighter flown to RAF Dyce by its defecting crew the year before the 13 July 1944 event