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Burn injuries neck following a direct lightning strike on the head

Burn injuries on the left side of the neck (black line) following a direct lightning strike on the head of a 26-year-old man. (Source: Pizzi B, Petrucci E, Marinangeli F. Emergency cricothyrotomy in a harsh environment: a case report of complete airway obstruction following a lightning strike. A A Pract 2023;17(6):e01688. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International [CC BY 4.0] license, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.)