When the body receives a current of 10,000 milliamps (10 amps) , death is probable, and the effects include severe burns and cardiac arrest. At this level of current, cardiac arrest and severe burns occur, making death likely or probable.
Details on Current Effects:
- Currents around 1 to 5 milliamps cause just a faint tingle or slight shock.
- Between 6 to 30 milliamps, muscular control is lost, and it can become impossible to let go of the source.
- At 50 to 150 milliamps, extreme pain, respiratory arrest, and severe muscle contractions occur, and death is possible.
- From 1,000 to 4,300 milliamps (1 to 4.3 amps), ventricular fibrillation happens, causing the heart to stop rhythmic pumping, and death is likely.
- At 10,000 milliamps (10 amps), cardiac arrest, severe burns, and probable death occur.