electrocutions
Deaths by current
Electrocutions is the plural of electrocution—death or serious injury caused by electric shock.
The word covers both accidental deaths electrocutions from faulty wiring and deliberate execution by electric chair.
Despite its root in execution, electrocution now applies to any fatal or near-fatal shock: The downed power line caused three electrocutions.
Electrocution execution device
- death penaltyLegal execution for crimes
- capital punishmentExecution by legal authority
- Sing SingNew York correctional facility
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
lethal · warden · last meal · death row · executioner · voltage · straps · electrodes
Electric cardiac rhythm reset
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- ventricular fibrillationDeadly heart rhythm disorder
- CPREmergency revival technique
burns · nerve damage · tissue damage · entry wound · exit wound · arrhythmia · respiratory arrest · treatment
Violent sudden disturbance
- power linesElevated electrical conductors
- faulty wiringDefective electrical system
- outletsPoints of release or connection
- appliancesPowered household equipment
grounding · voltage · workplace · OSHA · negligence · burns · cardiac arrest · warnings
electric chair
Electrocution execution device
- death penaltyLegal execution for crimes
- capital punishmentExecution by legal authority
- Sing SingNew York correctional facility
condemned · lethal · warden · last meal · death row · executioner · voltage · straps · electrodes · appeals
defibrillation
Electric cardiac rhythm reset
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- ventricular fibrillationDeadly heart rhythm disorder
CPR · burns · nerve damage · tissue damage · entry wound · exit wound · arrhythmia · respiratory arrest · treatment · emergency room
shock
Violent sudden disturbance
- power linesElevated electrical conductors
- faulty wiringDefective electrical system
- outletsPoints of release or connection
appliances · grounding · voltage · workplace · OSHA · negligence · burns · cardiac arrest · warnings · insulation
electrocutionsdrownings
Deaths from water inhalation
burnings · hangings · poisonings · lethal injections · shootings
electrocutionselectric shocks
Electrical current through tissue
electrical burns · electrical safety · insulation · grounding
electrocutionsdefibrillations
Electric shocks restoring heartbeat