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A DEADLY ENCOUNTER: LIGHTNING STRIKE ON A BOAT

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Jagadish Rao Padubidri — Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
Varun Krishna B — Assistant Professor, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry, India
Matthew Antony Manoj — Division of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Tanya Singh — Junior Resident, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
Pavanchand Shetty H — Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
Therese Mary — Undergraduate Medical Trainee, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
Bhanu Thejaswi Pallempati — Undergraduate Medical Trainee, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
Published 30 Apr 2025 Vol. 42 No. 1 (2025), pp. 145-149
❝ How to cite 🔗 https://doi.org/10.48165/jfmt.2025.42.1.22
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Abstract

Lightning strike is a rare and potentially fatal natural phenomenon. This case highlights a lightning strike on a boat where one person died while others survived, exploring conductive materials and injury outcomes.
KeywordsLightningBarotraumaKeraunopathology

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