An injury that occurs due to an electrical accident is known as an electrical injury.
The human body is unfortunately an excellent conductor of electricity and so when a person comes into direct contact with some sort of electrical it will enter the body and oftentimes go right through and exit from another part of the body.
This conducting of electricity can cause injury to the organs of the body with the neurological system being the most susceptible to an injury from electrical current.
The neurological system is comprised of the brain, spinal cord and nerves and therefore an electrical charge through the body could possible cause brain damage, spinal cord damage and nerve damage which can all be catastrophic to a human depending on severity.
Another biological system that is very susceptible to electrical injury is the heart and lungs.
Actually electrical impulses are what causes the heart to beat and also is part of the component of a pacemaker that a physician will insert to maintain a proper heartbeat.
An accidental unwanted electrical charge can interrupt a person's heartbeat and potentially cause death.
The respiratory system can be stopped by an electrical charge and of course, at that point the person injured is no longer breathing.
A person also may suffer minor to severe burns from contact with an electrical charge which can be quite painful and life threatening if severe enough.
What are these electrical charges then? One of the first thing that one thinks of is lightning and most people know of people who have been hit by lightning and survived without any particular injury; most also know or have heard of people who have been killed by a lightning strike.
There are other ways that people can sustain an electrical injury.
If a person comes into contact with a "live wire" they can sustain severe burns and electrical injuries.
A "live wire" is usually large power line that may have been attached to a house or to an electrical pole and has become disconnected and is perhaps lying on the ground.
If the line still has active electricity it is called "live" and should never come into contact with anyone.
When a power line is down like that and the electric company is on notice of it, they have a duty to deaden it, i.
e.
turn off the electricity to that wire.
High voltage electricity is also in some factories and other workplaces and needs to be handled in a very safe fashion.
The machinery that it serves should be well maintained and warning signs correctly posted so that someone will not inadvertently come into contact with this dangerous substance.
The human body is unfortunately an excellent conductor of electricity and so when a person comes into direct contact with some sort of electrical it will enter the body and oftentimes go right through and exit from another part of the body.
This conducting of electricity can cause injury to the organs of the body with the neurological system being the most susceptible to an injury from electrical current.
The neurological system is comprised of the brain, spinal cord and nerves and therefore an electrical charge through the body could possible cause brain damage, spinal cord damage and nerve damage which can all be catastrophic to a human depending on severity.
Another biological system that is very susceptible to electrical injury is the heart and lungs.
Actually electrical impulses are what causes the heart to beat and also is part of the component of a pacemaker that a physician will insert to maintain a proper heartbeat.
An accidental unwanted electrical charge can interrupt a person's heartbeat and potentially cause death.
The respiratory system can be stopped by an electrical charge and of course, at that point the person injured is no longer breathing.
A person also may suffer minor to severe burns from contact with an electrical charge which can be quite painful and life threatening if severe enough.
What are these electrical charges then? One of the first thing that one thinks of is lightning and most people know of people who have been hit by lightning and survived without any particular injury; most also know or have heard of people who have been killed by a lightning strike.
There are other ways that people can sustain an electrical injury.
If a person comes into contact with a "live wire" they can sustain severe burns and electrical injuries.
A "live wire" is usually large power line that may have been attached to a house or to an electrical pole and has become disconnected and is perhaps lying on the ground.
If the line still has active electricity it is called "live" and should never come into contact with anyone.
When a power line is down like that and the electric company is on notice of it, they have a duty to deaden it, i.
e.
turn off the electricity to that wire.
High voltage electricity is also in some factories and other workplaces and needs to be handled in a very safe fashion.
The machinery that it serves should be well maintained and warning signs correctly posted so that someone will not inadvertently come into contact with this dangerous substance.
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