Electric shock occurs upon contact with any source of electricity that causes a sufficient current through the skin, muscles, or hair. Typically, the

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Electric shock occurs upon contact with any source of electricity that causes a sufficient current through the skin, muscles, or hair. Typically, the expression is used to describe an injurious exposure to electricity. Larger current passing through the body may make it impossible for a shock victim to let go of an energized object. Still larger currents can cause fibrillation of the heart and damage to tissues. Death caused by an electric shock is called electrocution.

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