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ArticleJPRAS open2025

High voltage hobby; electrical burn following fractal wood burning: A case report.

Hollie Moran, Eugene Koh, Elizabeth Concannon, Marcus Wagstaff

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Article in JPRAS open, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Hollie MoranBurns Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Eugene KohBurns Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Elizabeth ConcannonBurns Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Marcus WagstaffBurns Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fractal wood burning is a form of pyrography art, creating Lichtenberg figures (intricate fern-like patterns) in wood using high voltage electricity. The electrical device used is commonly constructed using a high voltage transformer from a home microwave oven. This popular but dangerous art technique has resulted in electrical injuries with exceedingly high mortality rates. Presented is the case of a 37-year-old female artist who sustained an electrical injury from fractal wood burning resulting in full thickness burns to her hands. The burn wounds were reconstructed using a synthetic dermal substitute. This case report highlights the dangers associated with fractal burning, in particular the risk of high voltage electrical burns.

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BurnsElectricalElectricityFractalsPyrography

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PMID40206217
PMCPMC11981808

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