Shocked Though the Heart and YouTube Is to Blame - The Rising Incidence of Accidental Trans-cardiac Electrocution From Do-It-Yourself Fractal Wood Art, and a Call to Action

Rachel Russo; Luke Pumiglia; Amanda P. Bettencourt; Jordan Roman; Gary A. Vercruysse

doi:10.1093/jbcr/iraa172

Shocked Though the Heart and YouTube Is to Blame - The Rising Incidence of Accidental Trans-cardiac Electrocution From Do-It-Yourself Fractal Wood Art, and a Call to Action

Rachel Russo, Luke Pumiglia, Amanda P. Bettencourt, Jordan Roman, Gary A. Vercruysse

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In the past year, we have become aware of a new mechanism of severe electrical injury ascribed to fractal wood art. This type of art has become increasingly popular and deadly due to exponential popularity in the use of Youtube type video teaching. This manuscript is one of the initial descriptions of the injury mode, presentation, treatment, and outcomes from four such cases treated at our institution. Additionally, we elicit a call for action in preventing further similar unnecessary injuries and deaths.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	236-240
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Burn Care and Research
Volume	42
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/iraa172
State	Published - Mar 1 2021

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Shocked Though the Heart and YouTube Is to Blame - The Rising Incidence of Accidental Trans-cardiac Electrocution From Do-It-Yourself Fractal Wood Art, and a Call to Action. / Russo, Rachel; Pumiglia, Luke; Bettencourt, Amanda P. et al.
In: Journal of Burn Care and Research, Vol. 42, No. 2, 01.03.2021, p. 236-240.

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