Chained nuclei and python pattern in skeletal muscle cells as histological markers for electrical injury

Electrical injury is caused by direct contact with any source of electricity, including the household use of an electric power source. Contact with electric sources often results in electric burn marks on the skin and severe damage to various organs located along the flow-line of the electric current. An electric current passing through the organs that are critical to sustaining life, such as the heart or central nervous system, often causes electrocution [1]. When an electric current passes through living organs, damage to the organs results from both the electric current itself and the joule heat caused by the high electrical resistance of the organs and tissues.
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