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9 February 2012 Modeling of skin cooling, blood flow, and optical properties in wounds created by electrical shock
Thu T. A. Nguyen, Jeffrey W. Shupp, Lauren T. Moffatt, Marion H. Jordan, James C. Jeng, Jessica C. Ramella-Roman
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Abstract
High voltage electrical injuries may lead to irreversible tissue damage or even death. Research on tissue injury following high voltage shock is needed and may yield stage-appropriate therapy to reduce amputation rate. One of the mechanisms by which electricity damages tissue is through Joule heating, with subsequent protein denaturation. Previous studies have shown that blood flow had a significant effect on the cooling rate of heated subcutaneous tissue. To assess the thermal damage in tissue, this study focused on monitoring changes of temperature and optical properties of skin next to high voltage wounds. The burns were created between left fore limb and right hind limb extremities of adult male Sprague-Dawley rats by a 1000VDC delivery shock system. A thermal camera was utilized to record temperature variation during the exposure. The experimental results were then validated using a thermal-electric finite element model (FEM).
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Thu T. A. Nguyen, Jeffrey W. Shupp, Lauren T. Moffatt, Marion H. Jordan, James C. Jeng, and Jessica C. Ramella-Roman "Modeling of skin cooling, blood flow, and optical properties in wounds created by electrical shock", Proc. SPIE 8207, Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics VIII, 820706 (9 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.909594
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KEYWORDS
Blood

Skin

Tissues

Blood circulation

Temperature metrology

Finite element methods

Injuries

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