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The use of electric shocks to torture political prisoners of the Brazilian military dictatorship (1964 - 1985) is detailed in the final report of the National Truth Commission, published December 10, 2014. [52] The parrilla (Spanish for 'grill') is a method of torture whereby the victim is strapped to a metal frame and subjected to electric ...
The word is derived from "electro" and "execution", but it is also used for accidental death. [1] [2] The term "electrocution" was coined in 1889 in the US just before the first use of the electric chair and originally referred to only electrical execution and not other electrical deaths. However, since no English word was available for non ...
An electric shock is an injury caused by an electric current. Electric Shock may also refer to: Electric Shock, a 2012 extended play by f(x) "Electric Shock" (song), a 2012 song by f(x) Electric shock prod, a electroshock weapon; Electric shock drowning, a cause of death that occurs when swimmers expose to electric currents in water
An electrical burn is a burn that results from electricity passing through the body causing rapid injury. Approximately 1000 deaths per year due to electrical injuries are reported in the United States, with a mortality rate of 3-5%. [1] [2] Electrical burns differ from thermal or chemical burns in that they cause much more subdermal damage. [3]
An electric arc between two nails. An arc flash is the light and heat produced as part of an arc fault (sometimes referred to as an electrical flashover), a type of electrical explosion or discharge that results from a connection through air to ground or another voltage phase in an electrical system.
A taser, with cartridge removed, making an electric arc between its two electrodes. An electroshock weapon is an incapacitating weapon.It delivers an electric shock aimed at temporarily disrupting muscle functions and/or inflicting pain, usually without causing significant injury.
Pavlovian fear conditioning is a behavioral paradigm in which organisms learn to predict aversive events. [1] It is a form of learning in which an aversive stimulus (e.g. an electrical shock) is associated with a particular neutral context (e.g., a room) or neutral stimulus (e.g., a tone), resulting in the expression of fear responses to the originally neutral stimulus or context.
Electric shock. Defibrillation, electric shock to restore heart rhythm; Electroconvulsive therapy or shock treatment, psychiatric treatment; Hydrostatic shock, from ballistic impact; Insulin shock or diabetic hypoglycemia, from too much insulin Insulin shock therapy, purposely induced insulin shock, obsolete therapy