@inproceedings{a7917367d15247de8ef7fcaa8fe5411f,
title = "A follow-up study of a large group of children struck by lightning",
abstract = "On 11 November 1994, 26 preadolescent girls, 2 adult supervisors and seven dogs were sleeping in a tent in rural South Africa when it was hit by lightning. Four of the girls and four of the dogs were killed. What follows is a nineteen year follow-up study of the survivors. Of the 22 surviving young women, 11 responded. Clinical and psychological symptoms are reported in this paper which adds to the body of literature on the long-term after effects of lightning strike on survivors. A brief discussion on posttraumatic stress disorder symptomatology is provided.",
keywords = "burns, cataract, chronic pain, clinical symptom, eye injury, follow-up study, lightning burns, lightning injury, macula, posttraumatic stress disorder, psychological injury",
author = "Cooper, {Mary Ann} and Silva, {Lynette M.} and Ryan Blumenthal and Neil Pliskin",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 IEEE.; 2014 International Conference on Lightning Protection, ICLP 2014 ; Conference date: 11-10-2014 Through 18-10-2014",
year = "2014",
month = dec,
day = "3",
doi = "10.1109/ICLP.2014.6973151",
language = "English (US)",
series = "2014 International Conference on Lightning Protection, ICLP 2014",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "372--375",
booktitle = "2014 International Conference on Lightning Protection, ICLP 2014",
}