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In home accidents in the U.S., one death in every hundred is the result
of an electrical shock from 110 or 220 volt sources.

Injuries from electric shock account for about 1000 deaths annually in
the United States and comprise about 5% of admissions to burn centres.
More than 60% of reported electrical injuries are due to electrocution
with 110- or 220-V current and most commonly result from failure to
ground tools or appliances properly or from using electrical devices
near water. Electrocution is the fifth leading cause of fatal
occupational injuries in the United States; 1% of household accidental
deaths are caused by electrical injuries.

The spectrum of clinical injury from accidental electrical shock ranges
from a transient unpleasant sensation after exposure to low-intensity
current to sudden death due to cardiac arrest. Clinical manifestations
are sometimes seen immediately after contact, but might not become
apparent until several hours after injury.

Source: Fish R. "Electric Shock. Part I: physics and pathophysiology",
Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1993, vol. 11, pp. 309-12.



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Benoit Evans