ABSTRACT
The passage of a substantial electrical current through the tissues can cause skin lesions, organ damage and death. This injury is commonly called ‘electrocution’, though some would use this term only if death occurs. Fatalities are usually accidental, in both a domestic and industrial environment. Suicides from electricity have increased in recent years, especially in Germany. Homicide is rare but is recorded and, in the USA, electricity has again become a means of judicial execution.
