Doctors save man after 4,000-volt shock in Moscow region

Moscow, September 10, Vesti. Doctors at the Stupinsky Hospital saved a man who received an electric shock of 4,000 volts.

Consensus

• A man in Stupino, Moscow Region, suffered a 4,000-volt electrical shock.
• The man was admitted to the hospital in a coma.
• The electric current passed through the head/brain.
• Doctors provided intensive care and monitored organ function, including kidneys and blood clotting.
• The patient regained consciousness within one day.
• The patient was weaned off mechanical ventilation and transferred to a specialized department for continued treatment.
• High-voltage electric shock can cause muscle tissue breakdown and acute kidney failure.

Points of divergence

• The voltage was 4,000 volts, and the patient was treated in Stupino. — vm
• The electric current passed through the head and caused brain swelling. — vesti
• Another man in Prokopyevsk survived a 10,000-volt shock, which is not mentioned in the Vesti report. — vm

Coverage (2 sources)

• Doctors saved a man after a strong electric shock in the Moscow region — Вечерняя Москва
• Suburban doctors saved a man who received a 4,000-volt shock — Вести

Key entities

• Moscow Oblast
• Ministries of Health
• Moscow
• Ministry
• Stupino
• Moscow Oblast
• Stupinsky Hospital