An electric shock occurs when a person comes into contact with an electrical energy source. This can often result in a burn. Learn more about treating electric shock and electrical burns.

You’ll find a candid discussion about what electric shock does to a person, how to avoid it, and how to help if someone near you suffers electric shock. Of course, ...

Would you deliver an electric shock at someone’s orders? A new take on the Milgram experiment shows the answer is likely still yes. By Melissa Healy Staff Writer . March 15, 2017 3 AM PT .

The nerves can be negatively affected by an electric shock as high as 100 milliamperes and may even experience long-lasting damage. A shock that high in voltage can cause confusion, amnesia ...

KNOXVILLE (WATE) – Many people have experienced an electric shock at some point in their lives. An electrical injury is damage to the skin or internal organs when a person comes into direct ...

A series of Char-Broil digital electric smokers are being recalled because they can leak electrical current during use, posing an electric shock hazard. According to a Feb. 15 announcement on the ...

Murphy said he doesn’t think of the electric shock devices as a disability issue, necessarily but as part of his work to ban and restrict the use of corporal punishment overall.

Two women each lost over 11 pounds while taking part in a study that sent electric shocks to the part of the brain linked to cravings. Robyn Baldwin, 58, and Lena Tolly, 48, who both have obesity ...

It’s difficult to estimate the number of electric shock drownings, because it typically looks the same as other cases of drowning and the victims display no telltale signs. The only way to know ...

A contractor hanging up holiday lights at a Wellesley home suffered a life-threatening electric shock and was revived by a defibrillator on Wednesday, according to police. Wellesley police said ...