Electric Shocks Can Cause Cardiac Arrest
Yesterday, I was redoing the wiring in the vacuum plug. While I was testing it in the socket, I got a serious electric shock from not having taken care to put the rubber cover back on. Aside from feeling a bit buzzed in an unpleasant way, I was ok, but I was really nervous about my son coming near me in case my body was still conducting electricity.
It makes for a good story now, but getting shocked is no joke and it hurt like the dickens! Here are the three main ways an electric current can cause injury.
- Cardiac arrest due to the electrical effect on the heart.
- Muscle, nerve, and tissue destruction from a current passing through the body.
- Thermal burns from contact with the electrical source.
MedlinePlus has first aid instructions for electrical injuries and a DO NOT list.
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3 opinions for Electric Shocks Can Cause Cardiac Arrest
A Hearty Life » Electric Shock Stops Heart But Doesn’t Kill
Nov 18, 2006 at 11:37 am
[…] I thought it was bad the other time when I got a strong shock from the electric socket but it’s nothing close to what Zachary McLeod experienced when his recycling truck knocked down a powerpole on a Florida dirt road. While setting up a safety perimeter around his truck, he accidentally touched a dangling power line and received a 13,200-volt shock. (Compare that to the 230 volts I received.) […]
Genetics and Health » Science Scout Badges
Feb 15, 2007 at 1:24 pm
[…] The “my degree inadvertantly makes me competent in fixing household appliances” badge. I almost electrocuted myself once while rewiring the vacuum’s plug. […]
Cotton-Pickin’ Days » Vacuuming Woes
May 1, 2007 at 8:31 pm
[…] so I pried it open and tried to rewire it without a clue as to the proper configuration. I promptly shocked myself and didn’t feel quite right for the rest of the […]
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