Title :
Heart injury from electric shock
Author :
Kouwenhoven, W. B. ; Hooker, D. R. ; Langworthy, O. R.
Author_Institution :
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
fDate :
4/1/1932 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Experiments and observations show that the heart is especially susceptible to injury from electric shock. Using experimental animals, measurements of heart currents showed that about 10 per cent of the total “shock” current actually flowed through that organ.
Keywords :
Current measurement; Current transformers; Electric shock; Europe; Furnaces; Heart; Power transformer insulation;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/EE.1932.6429757
