Electrical Shock (Electrical Injury) First Aid - Cleveland Clinic An electric shock happens when an electrical current touches or passes through your body The exact effects vary depending on several factors, especially the type of electricity and its source Electrocution is when an electric shock causes a severe injury or death Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center
Electrocution - Wikipedia Electrocution is death or severe injury [a] caused by electric shock from electric current passing through the body The word is derived from "electro" and "execution", but it is also used for accidental death [1][2]
electrocute verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . to injure or kill somebody by passing electricity through their body be electrocuted The boy was electrocuted when he wandered onto a railway track He was electrocuted in Virginia in 2006 (= punished by being killed in the electric chair)