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Electrical
Injuries:
Engineering, Medical and Legal Aspects
Robert E. Nabours,
Ph.D., PE, Raymond M. Fish, Ph.D., M.D., FACEP and Paul
F. Hill, Esq.
Second
edition
6" x 9",
casebound, 648 pages
2003, Lawyers
and Judges
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Detailed
table of contents
The most
complete summary of electrical injury issues for the electrical
injury litigator and investigator
Electric currents and electromagnetic radiation,
both ionizing and nonionizing, can produce harmful biological
effects in humans; these effects are the subject of an ever growing
number of lawsuits. This book provides an introduction to the
biological effects of electric currents and EMFs and the state
of engineering and medical knowledge as we enter the twenty-first
century.
Part I explains what forensic
electrical engineers do and how they can assist attorneys in handling
electrical injury cases. It also covers electrical codes and standards,
basic electrical systems, and reconstructing the electrical accident.
Part II covers the medical
aspects of electrical injuries, including the consequences of
electrical injury on the body, EKGs and pacemakers, accident reconstruction
in electrical injury cases, common sources of electrical injury
and relevant medical literature. This section also explains how
electrical impulses control and influence muscle cells throughout
the body as well as the pumping of blood throughout the heart.
Part III is a survey of
appellate decisions in cases involving electrical injuries. It
gives the attorney, engineer and accident reconstructionist a
valuable resource for investigating, evaluating and settling or
litigating claims arising from electrical injuries.
Topics covered include:
- The
forensic electrical engineer
- Standards
and the law
- Electrical
codes and standards
- Introduction
to basic electrical systems
- Electrical
energy effects on humans
- Electrical
product failure
- Fires
of electrical origin
- Illumination
- Lightning
- Case
studies
- Basic
concepts in electrical injury
- The
heart
- Electrical
stimulation of the heart
- Patient
monitoring and measurements
- The
respiratory system
- Glossary:
Bioengineering and medicine
- Understanding
the information in medical records
- Researching
the medical literature
- Determining
whether an electrical accident is the etiology of a medical
condition
- Accident
reconstruction in electrical injury cases
- The
skin and musculo-skeletal systems
- The
nervous system and sensory organs
- The
cardiovascular system
- Digestive
and urinary systems
- Electroconvulsive
therapy
- Fetal
injury
- Psychological
effects
- Atmospheric
phenomena
- Fences
Related
books:
Medical
and Bioengineering Aspects of Electrical Injuries
Workplace Injuries
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