Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Lightning Injuries: 2014 Update Chris Davis, MD, Anna Engeln, MD,

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Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Lightning Injuries: 2014 Update Chris Davis, MD, Anna Engeln, MD, Eric L. Johnson, MD, Scott E. McIntosh, MD, MPH, Ken Zafren, MD, Arthur A. Islas, MD, MPH, Christopher McStay, MD, William R. Smith, MD, Tracy Cushing, MD, MPH Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 25, Issue 4, Pages S86-S95 (December 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2014.08.011 Copyright © 2014 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Worldwide density of lightning strikes. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2014 25, S86-S95DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2014.08.011) Copyright © 2014 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Lightning fatalities by state, 2004-2013. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2014 25, S86-S95DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2014.08.011) Copyright © 2014 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Lightning position. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2014 25, S86-S95DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2014.08.011) Copyright © 2014 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions