An electrical current is very damaging to the human body since the
body is a very good conducter of electricity. An electrical current
can cause damage to the body in several ways:Cardiac arrest due to
the electrical effect on the heartMassive muscle destruction from a
current passing through the bodyThermal burns from contact with the
electrical source
Review Date: 01/05/2011
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason
Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve,
MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
