When an electrical current starts passing through your body, it doesn’t take much for you to become energized and very attached to that current. The “can’t let go” level (or freezing current) for adults is small, around 10 milliamps. Young children can get stuck at half that level. The path of the current is of critical importance as well. A hand-to-foot pathway will involve vital organs, especially the heart, and this can have serious consequences.
The following are some effects of an electrical shock:
- Knocking someone down or away from the source of the shock
- Respiration disruption
- Unconsciousness
- Muscle spasms
- Seizures
- Interrupting the heartbeat
- Severe burns
- Cardiac arrest
The longer the contact and the greater the current, the greater the injuries. A young adult in good health will be less affected by an electrical shock than a very young child or an elderly person, but you still don’t want to take any chances. If the current is great enough, third-degree body burns can result at the points of entry and exit. Burns damage and destroy the skin, further breaking down its resistance to the current.
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