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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 ...
Contact injury occurs when the person is touching the object that is hit. [1] Direct strikes make up about 5% of injuries. [1] The mechanism of the injuries may include electrical injury, burns from heat, and mechanical trauma. [1] Diagnosis is typically based on history of the injury and examination. [1]
Nitrogen triiodide explosion. A contact explosive is a chemical substance that explodes violently when it is exposed to a relatively small amount of energy (e.g. friction, pressure, sound, light).
A person touching the un-earthed metal casing of an electrical device, while also in contact with a metal object connected to remote earth, is exposed to an electric shock hazard if the device has a fault. If all metal objects are connected, all the metal objects in the building will be at the same potential.
Primary injuries are caused by blast overpressure waves, or shock waves. Total body disruption is the most severe and invariably fatal primary injury. [2] Primary injuries are especially likely when a person is close to an exploding munition, such as a land mine. [3]
Several bands have dropped out of Florida’s Shell Shock II metal music festival after it was announced that Kyle Rittenhouse would be a guest at the event. The music festival, set to take place ...
The distinguishing feature of the picana is that the shocks are high voltage, but with limited energy per electric pulse. The high voltage means the shocks are ample but the low current means they are less likely to kill the victim, enabling longer torture sessions and many more shocks to be given than with higher current torture devices.
The feeling of an electric shock is caused by the stimulation of nerves as the current flows through the human body. The energy stored as static electricity on an object varies depending on the size of the object and its capacitance , the voltage to which it is charged, and the dielectric constant of the surrounding medium.