Stories
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Electrical epilepsy and the EEG Test
The EEG (electroencephalograph) literally electrified the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. But for Aparna Nair the dreaded EEG tests of her adolescence were a painful ordeal.
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The current that kills
In the 19th century, electricity held life in the balance, with the power to execute – or reanimate.
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Children in burns prevention campaigns
Whose responsibility is it to prevent accidental burns and scalds in the home? Shane Ewen’s research shows that it’s everyone’s concern.
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When wounds replace words
For the many thousands of refugees waiting in Greece, the process to establish the truth of their tragic personal histories is often extremely upsetting. But a group of medics and legal workers is working together to make the system more humane.
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Electric current injuries / by Henry Rundle.
Rundle, Henry, 1845-1924.Date: 1904- Books
The relief of pain and the treatment of disease by vibration : Halliwell-Shelton electric vibrator / Halliwell Shelton Electric Corporation.
Halliwell Shelton Electric Corporation.Date: [1915?]- Books
Electrical injuries : their causation, prevention and treatment, designed for the use of practical electrical men / by Charles A. Lauffer.
Lauffer, Charles A. (Charles Alpheus), 1875-Date: 1912- Pictures
An electric plug with a makeshift wire fuse. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden.
Cusden, Leonard.Reference: 32583i- Books
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Accidents from the electric current : a contribution to the study of the action of currents of high potential upon the human organism / by Philip Coombs Knapp.
Knapp, Philip Coombs.Date: 1890