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Electrical Injuries

When you come in direct contact with electricity, it can pass through your body and cause injuries. These electrical injuries can be external or internal. You may have one or both types. External injuries are skin . Internal injuries include damage to your organs, bones, muscles, and nerves. You could also have and (SCA).

How bad your injuries are depends on how strong the electric current was, what type of current it was, how it moved through your body, and how long you were exposed. Other factors include how healthy you are, and how quickly you get treatment.

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  1. Electrical Injuries (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... pass through your body and cause injuries. These electrical injuries can be external or internal. You may have ... and how quickly you get treatment. Causes of electrical injuries include: Lightning strikes Faulty electrical appliances Work-related ...
  2. Electric Shock Injuries in Children (American Academy of Pediatrics)  
    electric shock~ electricity~ keep child safe from electric shock~ prevent electric shock~ outlets~ voltage~ electrical cords~ unprotected outlets~ treated a child who has been shocked~ CPR~ if a child is shocked~ emergency~ ...
  3. What to Do to Protect Yourself from Electrical Hazards (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Electrical Injuries/Learn More ... Electrical Injuries
  4. An electrical injury is damage to the skin or internal organs when a person comes into direct contact with an ... Electrical injury can be caused by: Accidental contact with power outlets, power cords, or exposed parts of electrical ...
  5. Sudden Cardiac Arrest (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... away. A defibrillator is a device sends an electric shock to the heart. The electric shock can restore a normal rhythm to a heart ... had SCA. AEDS are programmed to give an electric shock if they detect a dangerous arrhythmia. This prevents ...
  6. Home Electrical Safety Checklist (Consumer Product Safety Commission) - PDF  
    Electrical Injuries/Learn More
  7. ... arrives. VF is treated by delivering a quick electric shock through the chest. It is done using a device called an external defibrillator. The electric shock can immediately restore the heartbeat to a normal ...
  8. Cardioversion can be done using an electric shock or with medicines. ELECTRICAL CARDIOVERSION Electrical cardioversion is done with a device that gives off an electrical shock to the heart to ...
  9. Images ... An electrical current is very damaging to the human body since the body is a very good conductor of electricity. An electrical ...
  10. Research Ethics Timeline From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)  
    Medical Ethics/Learn More ... Medical Ethics ... National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ... From the National Institutes of Health ... A research ethics timeline ...
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