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Lightning Strike (cont.)

Medical Author:
Timothy Price, MD
Medical Editor:
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD

Dr. Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and staff member for hospitals. He has a PhD in Microbiology (UT at Austin), and the MD (Univ. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston). He is a Clinical Professor (retired) in the Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UT Medical Branch and at UTHSCSA with over 250 publications.

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  • Any period of unconsciousness
  • Paralysis
  • Chest pain
  • Shortness of breath
  • Back or neck pain
  • Obvious deformity of an extremity such as an arm or leg indicating a possible broken bone
  • Any noticeable burns
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