Journal of the Korean Burn Society (대한화상학회지)

Korean Burn Society (대한화상학회)
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Iatrogenic Spark Burn Injury to the Chest From a Transcutaneous Pacing Patch

경피적 심장 충격 장치의 사용으로 발생한 의인성 전기 화상의 증례 보고

  • Choi, Jong Yun (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Cha, Won Jin (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Jung, Ee Room (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Seo, Bommie Florence (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Jung, Sung-No (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 최종윤 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 의정부성모병원 성형외과) ;
  • 차원진 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 의정부성모병원 성형외과) ;
  • 정이룸 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 의정부성모병원 성형외과) ;
  • 서보미 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 의정부성모병원 성형외과) ;
  • 정성노 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 의정부성모병원 성형외과)
  • Received : 2021.09.07
  • Accepted : 2021.09.16
  • Published : 2021.12.31
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Abstract

Iatrogenic electrical burns that occur from the use of a defibrillator, a paddle-type cardiac shock device, have been reported in various forms. Electrical burns are usually conducted directly through the skin and are more damaging than scald burns or contact burns. A transcutaneous cardiac pacing device is a patch-type cardiac shock device that automatically delivers a shock when an abnormal heart rhythm is detected. We introduce a unique case of iatrogenic electrical burns caused by the transcutaneous pacing patch of a cardiac shock device. Electrical energy was converted into a spark due to foreign bodies deposited around the patch, resulting in damage to the peripheral area of the skin.

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