Why Electricity Kills Humans. Burning fossil fuels for the production of electricity and power results in massive amounts of pollution into our atmosphere. An accidental shock can cause severe burns damage to internal organs and even death.
The amount of damage done by the electric shock depends not only on the magnitude of the current but it also on which portions of the body that the electric current is flowing through. The highest currents more than one amp cause burns through resistive heating as the current passes through the body. This is just from burning fossil fuels.
Knowing how electrons move is the key to protecting yourself.
Proper functioning of muscles involves polarization and depolarization of the fibres and the electric current messes up with that. The quickest way for electricity to kill you is to pass through your heart and cause it to stop. These organs contain 6000 specialized cells that function like mini-batteries. That explains why a 3-volt battery is.
