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Electric shock

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Electrocution is death caused by an electric shock. It results in 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people per year, of which:

  • more than 90% are by generated electricity
  • of the low voltage deaths, most are in the home or workplace
  • of the high voltage deaths most are in the workplace

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