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Show DEATH FROM ELECTRICAL SHOCKS. E. MacD. Stanton and Arthur Krl-do, Krl-do, Scbner tady, N. Y.. after a study of the causes of death from contact with commercial electric currents, roach tho followlug conclusions: There are many questions still unsolved un-solved with reference to this subject cardiac llbrlllatlon and respiratory cardiac fibrillation and respiratory paralysis. Cardiac fibrillation Is defined de-fined as Irregular contractions of tho different muscular fibers of tho heart, causing the normal heart beats to bo bo Interfered with that the heart stops. Low tension currents tend to kill chiefly by producing cardlao fibrillation. fi-brillation. As tension is increased the effect on the heart Is less and that on the central nervous system Increased. In-creased. With high tension currents death Is more likely to occur from respiratory failure, although prolonged prolong-ed contact will cause the heart to stop. There are no reliable data with referenco to the acUon of commercial commer-cial currents of more than 4,5u0 volts, but all evidence points to the central nervous 6ystem being tho chief sufferer. Cardiac fibrillation is always fatal even when tbe best known methods of resuscitation are used. In simple respiratory paralysis artificial respiration respi-ration kept up until the nervous system sys-tem has had time to recover from the shock may save life. Medical Record. |