Shock and Ohh !
February 26, 2008
While browsing through my copy of Electric Circuits by Nilsson and Riedel, I came across a table which listed the physiological reactions to current levels in the human body:
REACTION CURRENT
Barely perceptible 3-5 mA
Extreme pain 35-50 mA
Muscle paralysis 50-70 mA
Heart Stoppage 500 mA
…and then the quote, “The numbers in this table are approximate; they are obtained from an analysis of accidents because, obviously, it is not ethical to perform electrical experiments on people”.
