Electrical burns can be deceiving. The burn may not appear to be serious because only a small area of skin is burned.

In reality, however, a great deal of damage may have been done to the interior of the casualty’s body.

Electrical burns involve both an entry burn where the current entered the body and an exit burn where the current left the body. An exit burn may appear on any part of the body and can be in a quite different location from the entry burn. The sole of the foot is a common location for the exit burn.