After seeing all the electrical and extension cords supplying various seasonal holiday decorations, I thought this would be appropriate.
most commonly occurs once children establish a grasp at 4months and 4 years when children finally learn not to touch cords, but most common from 1-2 years
not surprisingly, more common in boys (60%)
moist oral cavity creates a short circuit and electric arc which produces enough heat (up to 1371C/2500F) to cause a low-voltage electric burn
5% may suffer cardiac/respiratory arest
electrical mouth burns result in significant soft tissue damage which forms an eschar
beware sloughing of the nonviable eschar from the underlying viable tissue around week 2, that results in labial artery hemmorhage
