Why is thorough cardiac monitoring especially important in electrical burn patients compared with standard thermal burns?

1. The current passes only through skin, so cardiac effects are rare.
2. Current passage can cause arrhythmias and myocardial injury despite minimal skin damage.
3. Thermal burns more reliably predict cardiac arrhythmias than electrical ones.
4. Cardiac effects are limited to chemical burns, not electrical ones.

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