Lightning Injuries to Humans in France: Statistical, Pathophysiological, and Clinical Characteristics
Date Published: 1999-06-22
Paper Number:1999-01-2332
DOI: 10.4271/1999-01-2332
Citation:
Gourbière, E., "Lightning Injuries to Humans in France: Statistical, Pathophysiological, and Clinical Characteristics," SAE Technical Paper 1999-01-2332, 1999, doi:10.4271/1999-01-2332.
The pathology of lightning, or keraunopathology is known only to a few specialists.
In an average year in France, lightning kills ten people and injures another 60 to 100, often with serious sequelae.
Because of the seriousness of the lightning accidents, increased promotion of awareness among the entire population is essential and not necessarily expensive.
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