The effects of an electric shock vary depending on its source and severity. For example, shocks from light switches may be mild, while contact with industrial power sources can cause severe effects.

Nowadays, a problem is becoming common with everyone and that is electric shock. Perhaps you too must have felt that when you touch someone or someone suddenly touches you or you touch any place, then ...

An electric shock happens when an electric current passes through your body. This can burn both internal and external tissue and cause organ damage. While shocks from household appliances are usually ...

Arun Rath: This is GBH’s All Things Considered. I’m Arun Rath. A lot of us might assume electric shock therapy is a thing of the past. It's been widely condemned by organizations like the U.S.

After years of tacitly endorsing the only facility in the country known to use electric shocks to address behavior in those with developmental disabilities, a major behavior analysis organization is ...

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An electric shock is a potentially fatal injury. Knowing how to apply first aid to a person who has been electrocuted is important to reduce the risk of severe complications and possibly death. An ...