What’s at Stake?

An electrical burn occurs when skin meets an electrical voltage. It does not always leave a significant burn to the skin, but the electricity can cause significant internal damage to nerves, muscles and internal organs.

What’s the Danger?

High voltage electricity creates a lot of heat and takes the most direct route it can find between its point of contact and where it can leave the body.  This means it causes significant burns to any muscle, nerves or internal organs it passes through. If high voltage electricity arcs the heat generated in the arc can be 7000 degrees Fahrenheit, so burns […]