An electrocution is an event in which a person dies from receiving an electric shock or series of shocks. In 2020, 126 workers were electrocuted. Many people who receive a shock seem unharmed. That ...

The effects of an electric shock vary depending on its source and severity. For example, shocks from light switches may be mild, while contact with industrial power sources can cause severe effects.

It all happens in seconds. One moment, someone is using an appliance; the next, they’re on the floor, unconscious, limbs twitching, maybe even burning. What you do next could mean the difference ...

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Judges on the D.C. Circuit held that the FDA can fully ban a medical device, but it cannot pick and choose which purposes the device can be used for. (Photo courtesy of Citizens Commission on Human ...