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Extensive electrical injuries with opening of the chest wall due to arcing of high-voltage current

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Tsokos, M. Extensive electrical injuries with opening of the chest wall due to arcing of high-voltage current. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 8, 338–339 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-011-9265-2

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