Hi all,

It makes sense to me that we need to have a very healthy respect for even
220V, plenty of people die from being shocked by less! However, am I the
only one who is irked by the use of the word "electrocuted" in this
thread? To be electrocuted means, AFAIK, to be KILLED by electricity.
Shocked means to have current flow through you and live.

Sean



On Sun, 18 May 2003, Marc Nicholas wrote:
> You do understand that cardiac fibrillation can occur in heart tissue at as
> little as 75mA? And that respiratory paralysis can occur as low as 30mA?
>
> Just because your muscles aren't fried enough to stop working suddenly
> (cardiac paralysis takes ~4A apparently), doesn't mean it's not dangerous
> and it's not bad for you. And, unfortunately, just because you've survived
> being electrocuted as a "boy" doesn't mean others would have faired the
> same. :-p
>
>
> -marc
>
>
>
>
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pic microcontroller discussion list
> > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Russell McMahon
> > Sent: Domingo, 18 de Mayo de 2003 9:15
> > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> > Subject: Re: [OT]: Electrocution?
> >
> >
> > From my cousin Martin:
> >
> > Russell,
> >
> > In late 1970's at NZ Steel, story goes that an electrician walked out of
> > a contactor room and told a work-mate "I've just got a shock off a
> > bus-bar, I think I'll sit down and rest for a few minutes". Half an hour
> > later, his mates found him dead, slumped in a chair in their workshop.
> > We were told "make sure someone stays with a casualty, and keep checking
> > level of consciousness (ie keep them talking, and if they stop, do
> > something!).
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