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Electric shock

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Electrocution is death caused by an electric shock.

Between 2020 and 2021, there were 5003 accident and emergency department attendances due to electric shock in the NHS. (1)

Types of electrical injury are; (2)

Low voltage - less than 1000 volts and usually occur in the home.

High voltage - greater than 1000 volts and typically occur at work.

 

References

  1. National Health Service. Hospital accident and emergency activity 2021-22​. Sep 2022 [internet publication].
  2. Spies C, Trohman RG. Narrative review: Electrocution and life-threatening electrical injuries. Ann Intern Med. 2006 Oct 3;145(7):531-7.

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