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Bookmark or Share- Electrocution - WikipediaElectrocution is death or severe injury caused by electric shock from electric current passing through the body. The word is derived from "electro" and "execution", but it is also used for accidental death.
- Electrical Injuries - Injuries and Poisoning - Merck Manual Consumer ...Often the main symptom is a skin burn, but not all serious injuries are visible. Doctors check the person for abnormal heart rhythms, fractures, dislocations, and spinal cord or other injuries.
- Electrical Injuries - StatPearls - NCBI BookshelfFor this reason, electrocution should be considered as a differential for any patient that presents with or has experienced a recent arrest. Additionally, it is important to obtain as much information as possible regarding the electrical injury, from any witnesses or emergency medical service personnel, to guide treatment appropriately.
- Electrocution | History, Pros & Cons | BritannicaElectrocution, method of execution in which the condemned person is subjected to a heavy charge of electric current. Once the most widely used method of execution in the United States, electrocution was largely supplanted by lethal injection in the late 20th and early 21st centuries and is now used
- How Does Electrocution Kill You? - Naked ScientistsElectrocution is a sudden and involuntary introduction of large and/or continuous amount of electricity into the human body. The word “electrocution” is derived from “electro” and “execution” and was coined by US newspapers as a result of the first electric chair used in 1890.
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