Electrical Burns

Electric Shock Injuries / Electrocution – New York Burn Injury Victim Legal Help

Electrical burn injuries are caused by exposure to high voltage electricity. For those working in the electrical field, these job dangers are ever present. The burn injuries result from electric current flowing through the body and causing a severe exit wound. It is possible that high voltage will cause the heart to stop beating and result in electrocution (death by electric shock).

Terms and concepts to know and understand when confronting the effects of burn injury include the following:

Direct current (DC), from batteries, which flows in a constant direction
Alternating current (AC), from electrical outlets, which regularly reverses direction
Volts, contained in household wiring
Amperes, a unit of electrical current
Ohms, a unit of electrical resistance
Watts, a unit of electrical power

According to eMedicine, about 1000 fatalities and about 3000 admissions to burn centers each year are due to electrical injuries. The most common age groups to suffer electrical burns are toddlers and adolescents.

Electric shock injuries range from minor, unpleasant sensations to massive tissue injury, sometimes fatal. Electrical burns may be internal or external to the body. Other common physical reactions of electric shock include cardiac arrhythmia, cataracts, renal failure, and ruptured eardrums. In some cases, electric shock leads to secondary injuries, such as trauma from falls or violent muscle contractions caused by the electrical shock and / or burns.

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