Lightning fatalities and injuries in Malaysia from 2008 to 2015

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Hajikhani, Maryam and Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin and Izadi, Mahdi and Gomes, Chandima and Jasni, Jasronita (2016) Lightning fatalities and injuries in Malaysia from 2008 to 2015. In: 2016 33rd International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), 25-30 Sept. 2016, Estoril, Portugal. .

Abstract

This study examined the risk of lightning-related deaths and injuries in Malaysia between January of 2008 to July 2015. The majority of lightning-related injuries and fatalities occurred during the months of April and May. Most lightning related casualties reported in the statistics since 2008 occurred in the states of Melaka and Selangor in the western coastal belt. The majority of victims, were engaged in outdoor and sports activities when injured or killed by lightning incidents.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering
DOI Number:	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICLP.2016.7791405
Publisher:	IEEE
Keywords:	Injuries; Lightning casualties; Lightning fatalities; Lightning flash density
Depositing User:	Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited:	07 Jun 2017 04:52
Last Modified:	07 Jun 2017 04:52
Altmetrics:	http://www.altmetric.com/details.php?domain=psasir.upm.edu.my&doi=10.1109/ICLP.2016.7791405
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55670
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