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Treating Lightning Strikes And Other Traumatic Injuries

Dr. Tracy Bilski. Photo: Matthew Peddie, WMFE
Dr. Tracy Bilski. Photo: Matthew Peddie, WMFE

Florida is the lightning capital of the US… and Central Floridians are made aware of the dangers of getting caught out in the open in a thunderstorm. 

But what happens if you do get hit by lightning? 

For more we turn to Dr. Tracy Bilski. She’s the trauma medical director of the Osceola Regional Medical Center and a former US Navy surgeon.