Our Journal of Accident Emergency Medicine for tort victims addresses the issue of burn and injuries from shock. Electric shock injuries are potentially deadly, because electricity going through the body can stop the heart, as well as damage other vital organs. This is known as ventricular fibrillation when electricity goes directly through the heart, which often begins with the hand coming in contact with live electricity. This is because electricity is unlike other injuries, when it enters the body it also needs an exit point and with the hand it travels across the chest, through the heart and out of the other hand.
The family of the electric shock victim that has died because of their injuries should be aware that electrocution is usually due to negligence, whether it occurs in the workplace, because of a downed power line or at home because of an appliance. This negligence means that the employer, manufacturer or utility company can be held responsible, because they have a duty to keep people safe.
Not everyone that comes in contact with electricity is killed, but electric shock injuries are potentially deadly. Even the person that is not immediately killed can die from the damage the electricity has done to internal organs. At the least when a person comes in contact with low voltage electricity they will have electrical burns where the electricity entered the body and where it exited the body. It can do serious nerve damage, cause fractured bones, damage the muscles and tissue in the body where the electricity has traveled through the body.
There are everyday items that can cause electric shock or electrocution, like the downed power line that can happen because it is not secured properly or comes down due to a vehicle accident. They can occur due to a faulty surge protector in the home and from unprotected electrical wires. The workplace is another place where electric shock or electrocution can occur and there are some professions where the worker is at a higher risk, like the construction field where people are using metal ladders in an area where there might be electrical wiring, in the industrial field where there are machines, possible water on the floor that can reach electrical outlets. The electric shock or electrocution can occur in any city and this includes San Bernardino.
The person that has suffered an electric shock or the family of a person that has been electrocuted can hold the negligent party responsible, whether it is a utility company, employer or manufacturer. In San Bernardino the best possible attorney to protect your rights or the family members rights after an electric shock or electrocution is the experienced electric shock attorney.
