A patient sustaining an arc flash injury (electrical) is brought in. The nurse recognises that the burn type is a combination of electrical and thermal injury because:
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Correct answer: Arcing generates intense heat causing flash burns in addition to current passage.
An arc flash involves electrical current and extreme heat (flash) so the injury is both electrical and thermal in nature.
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