effect of electric current on human body

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  1. aakashmech profile image59
    aakashmechposted 12 years ago

    what happens when an electric current passes through the human body ? why the person strongly shocked by electric current got dead ? is it due to some internal changes (like body temperature)?

  2. psycheskinner profile image83
    psycheskinnerposted 12 years ago

    Typically it is because their heart has stopped.

  3. recommend1 profile image61
    recommend1posted 12 years ago

    skinny psyche is right big_smile  the electricity interupts the nervous system that runs on electricity - and everything stops including the heart and breathing. It depends on how much and what type of electricity.

  4. Freegoldman profile image40
    Freegoldmanposted 12 years ago

    Below 1 Milliampere Generally not perceptible
    1 Milliampere Faint Tingle
    5 Milliampere Slight shock felt. Not painful but disturbing. Average individual can
    let go. Strong involuntary reactions can lead to other injuries.
    6 to 25 Milliampere (women) Painful shocks. Loss of muscle control.
    9 to 30 Milliampere (men) The freezing current or “let go” range. If extensor muscles are
    excited by shock, the person may be thrown away from the power
    source. Individuals cannot let go. Strong involuntary reactions can
    lead to other injuries.
    50 to 150 Milliamperes Extreme pain, respiratory arrest, severe muscle reactions. Death is
    possible.
    1.0 to 4.3 Amperes Rhythmic pumping action of the heart ceases. Muscular contraction
    and nerve damage occur; death is likely.
    10 Amperes Cardiac arrest, severe burns, death is probable

 
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