Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Lightning Injuries Chris Davis, MD, Anna Engeln, MD, Eric Johnson,

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Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Lightning Injuries Chris Davis, MD, Anna Engeln, MD, Eric Johnson, MD, Scott E. McIntosh, MD, MPH, Ken Zafren, MD, Arthur A. Islas, MD, MPH, Christopher McStay, MD, William ‘Will’ R. Smith, MD, Tracy Cushing, MD, MPH Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 23, Issue 3, Pages 260-269 (September 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2012.05.016 Copyright © 2012 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Worldwide density of lightning strikes. The Lightning Imaging Sensor global lightning distribution image was obtained from NASA's EOSDIS through the Global Hydrology Resource Center, Huntsville, AL. http://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2012 23, 260-269DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2012.05.016) Copyright © 2012 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Lightning fatalities by state, 2001–2010. Map prepared from NOAA's Storm Data by Ron L Holle. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2012 23, 260-269DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2012.05.016) Copyright © 2012 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Lightning position. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2012 23, 260-269DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2012.05.016) Copyright © 2012 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions