SYMPTOMS OF ELECTRICAL AND LIGHTNING INJURY

Effects reported by 300 members of LS&ESSI in Annual Study of 1998

EFFECT	Electrical	Lightning
Amputee	9	2
Arthritis	62	50
Ataxic	25	23
Back Problems	84	65
Bladder Problems	45	33
Body Moles	21	16
Body Moles/Lesions	1	2
Bowel Problems	50	44
Brain Dammage	46	37
Broken Bones	4	1
Cancer	3	5
Cannot Talk	9	8
Cannot Walk	14	21
Cataracts	3	7
Chronic Fatigue	105	99
Chronic Pain	80	69
Cramps	18	26
Crying spells	29	22
Deafness	13	30
Depression	120	89
Dizziness	93	83
Dry Eyes	32	30
Easily Confused	86	72
Elevated Heart Rate	41	33
Emotional Problems	95	68
Excessive Perspiration	64	42
Excessive Thirst	23	23
External Burns	84	71
Eyes-Sensitivity to Light	81	81
Fatigues Easily	40	37
Flashbacks	83	46
Forgetfullness	37	37
Glasses Need Changing	44	41
Have/Had Convulsions	21	15
Hearing Aid	7	13
Hearing Loss	46	62
Heart attack	11	17
Heart Problems	31	33
Heart Rate Drops	17	17
High Blood Pressure	31	26
Immune System Deficit	11	10
Inability to Cope	101	75
Inability to Sit Long	83	84
Internal Burns	49	38
Irregular EKG	17	21
Is/Was in a Coma	14	26
Kidney Problems	27	23
Lack Communication Skills	79	55
Lack of Coordination	79	55
Loss of Grip	94	77
Lower Sex Drive	93	63
Memory Loss	120	114
Moody	21	23
Muscle Spasms	105	81
Muscular Dystrophy	2	4
Nightmares	66	46
Numbness in Arms	91	77
Numbness in Legs	74	71
Numbness in Hands	98	88
Obesity	8	9
Out of Body Experience	31	25
Panic Attacks	23	27
Paralyzed	12	17
Personality Change	87	62
Phobic in Crowds	69	62
Quick Tempered	111	82
Random Fears	62	42
Ringing in Ears	84	81
Seizures	24	25
Severe Headaches	109	82
Shorter Attention Span	116	100
Skin Problems	44	42
Sleep Disturbance	125	101
Split Nerves	33	26
Stiffness in Joints	97	87
Storm Paranoia	32	71
Suicidal	31	19
Surgeries	11	21
Thyroid Problems	7	7
Tingling in Arms/Legs	106	94
TMJ	9	4
Totally Dependant	17	23
Unable to Work	34	22
Unexplained Chest Pain	28	26
Weakness	86	86