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Electrical Shock To People Doesn't Always Mean Electrocution
We have been using commercial electricity in this country since the late 19th century. For as long as we have been using electricity, that is how long we have been experiencing the down side of the use of this wonderful source of energy. Most of our knowledge at those early dates about injury from electrical shocks came from listening to the anecdotal understanding of the times. Much was also learned from mouth to mouth reports of electrical injuries and electrical lore. There was very little writing about the subject. True scientific knowledge of the characterization of human response to electricity began to be understood in the lst half of the 20th century.
Almost as quickly we came to understand that the benefits of properly used electricity can far outweigh the risks we also began to understand that the risks of improperly utilized electricity can be devastating, as many people came to realize. However, it is a common fact that more people live happily and uninjured with electricity than those that die holding the wire! But, we did not understand why some people reacted differently than others. We came to understand that people are variable so their responses are going to be as individual as they are.
We know that our society runs on electricity. We have appliances that are electrically run. We plug them in, turn the dial and they start to run. Our lights are the same. We plug in the wire attached to the lamp, turn on the lamp and we automatically have light. Our heating, our lighting, our air conditioning, almost all facets of our daily lives rely on electricity. We take it for granted and do not treat it with the respect that it deserves. Due to this we pay the price of our disrespect in the form of getting hurt, disfigured, maimed, burned and, even electrocuted.
Given the fact that we still do not fully understand some electrical injuries, it still behooves many physicians of some of the reactions of some individuals to electrical shocks. Human beings are very variable and, therefore, so are each one's response. Human response to electrical contact is widely varied. Injuries from electric shock may be thought of as primary or secondary. The typical electrical injury can be characterized as being burns caused by electrical tissue heating with most likely injury at the skin surface.
Primary injury is related to the amount of electrical energy of the shock. Since electricity can cause muscles to contract beyond the ability to leg-go of the source, it is possible to become attached to even a household electric circuit and get a significant long lasting shock of significant energy. Secondary injuries from trying to escape the source of the current follow when one is drawn into the area of the shock by involuntary muscle contraction. (When one struggles to get away from the source of the shock, as is the common human response.) The more one struggles, the greater the possibility of broken bones and also soft tissue damage.
The typical electrical injury may be characterized as being burns that are caused by electrical tissue heating with injury being caused at the skin level. at the surface. Secondary injuries from trying to escape the source of the current can follow when a person attempts to escape the electrical shock, and in so doing, actually gets drawn into the area of the shock by the involuntary muscle contraction.
About the Author Richard Barthallo's house and life experiences has taught him about electricity and what a skilled NYC electrician can help with and that on call emergency electricians are needed alot.
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