Electrical injuries are the leading cause of death in workplaces in America today. Men are more often affected than women.<\/p>\n
Not too many people realize that electrocution happens quite often and as a result, over 3,000 people are admitted to hospitals across the nation every year. More than 1,000 die, and that figure includes children. In fact, just about 20 percent of the electrical injuries sustained every year happen to children.<\/p>\n
An electrocution burn happens when electrical energy coverts to thermal energy. The converted thermal energy causes the burns, severe tissue injury and in some cases, death. The nature and extent of the burns is usually determined by how long the person was connected to the source, how much electricity was involved (the voltage), the type of current, what course or path the current took and whether or not it had any resistance.<\/p>\n
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