A client is admitted aer incurring electrical burns to both hands while playing golf during a lightning storm. the nurse is assessing the entrance and exit wounds. which information should the nurse consider about electrical burns

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A client is admitted aer incurring electrical burns to both hands while playing golf during a lightning storm. the nurse is assessing the entrance and exit wounds. which information should the nurse consider about electrical burns

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<div class = 'in102'><span>Like all electric currents, lightning will travel through paths with minimal resistance.In this case, the burns travel along nerve endings, thus providing this pathway.As the nurse looks for burns, she should look at nerves that provide less resistance to the lightning path.</span>

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A client is admitted aer incurring electrical burns to both hands while playing golf during a lightning storm. the nurse is assessing the entrance and exit wounds. which information should the nurse consider about electrical burns

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