Man Survives 10,000-Volt Electric Shock in Prokopyevsk

Doctors in Prokopievsk saved a man who was struck by a 10,000-volt electric current.

Consensus

• A man in Prokopyevsk, Kemerovo Region, survived an electric shock of 10,000 volts.
• The man was admitted to the orthopedic-surgical center of the city hospital in critical condition.
• The electric discharge traveled from head to hand, causing thermal burns of first and second degree and skin necrosis of 1.5 cm diameter at the exit point.
• The patient was placed in artificial coma and connected to a ventilator due to the risk of brain swelling.
• Intensive medical therapy and comprehensive examinations of the brain and chest organs were conducted.
• The man regained consciousness within the first 24 hours.
• He continued treatment in the department of infectious and surgical diseases (or purulent surgery).
• The patient's condition is now rated as satisfactory.
• He can now move independently.

Points of divergence

• Doctors in the MMCC 'Kommunarka' previously saved a woman with a sigmoid colon volvulus, who underwent surgery and was discharged home. — vm

Coverage (2 sources)

• Doctors in Prokopyevsk saved a man who received a 10,000-volt electric shock — Вечерняя Москва
• In Kemerovo region, man survived after 10 thousand volt electric shock — Вести

Key entities

• Kemerovskaya Oblast
• Prokop'yevsk
• Ministry of Health
• Moscow