Abstract
It is well known that lightning strikes produce direct and indirect consequences in power utilities and systems, which have been addressed by implementing lightning protection systems. However, dealing with the effects of lightning on people is different due to the complexity of the human body and the multiple mechanisms by which a person can be injured by lightning. While lightning injuries in developed countries seldom show significant burns, those killed by lightning in developing countries are often characterized as ‘charred’ or ‘burned beyond recognition’. Keraunoparalysis, an immediate but temporary paralysis of one or more limbs after lightning injury, occurs in many victims and may be the reason that even healthy individuals cannot escape from burning thatched buildings, explaining these descriptions in news reports. Keraunoparalysis and burning thatch make a deadly recipe.
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