Effects of electricity on the human body.
William B. Kouwenhoven · PubMed · 1949
With the advent of man-made electricity, still another contributing factor to the mortality rate comes up for consideration; in the utility field alone employee deaths ascribable to electricity currently average 70 to 80 per year. As a matter of general information for the engineer working with electric current, this article discusses the basic principles and data concerning electric shock and indicates some of the physiological conditions which result.