Traumatic Electrocution: Hanging From the Power Lines Post-Ejection

Ever wonder what might be going through your patent's mind during a major traumatic event? In this presentation, we see our perspective (EMS/Fire) as well as the patient's perspective (a 17-year-old girl who just wanted to watch the sunset with her friends). This happy-ending 2-part presentation highlights the challenges of a small-town Emergency Response System to handle a multi-victim trauma scene that isn't safe upon arrival, the collaboration of multiple teams to successfully rescue and treat a critical patient, and the patient's point of view throughout the process. We'll cover a rapid review of electricity/electrical burns and current recommendations as well as have audience interaction and pauses for discussion. As we'll have the actual patient with us, Part II of the presentation will be what she experienced in her own words. Enjoy multiple pictures from the scene, the hospital, and post-discharge as the patient shares what she's now able to do because she is alive!