Handbook of Electrical Hazards and Accidents, Second Edition

This book is for those who need to know about electrical injuries and their causes and implications. It uses non-technical terms to explain the nature of the various kinds of electricity, and is invaluable to attorneys, physicians, nurses, engineers, and expert witnesses who deal with electrical accidents that result in injury or death. This book gives you a background in terminology and principles of electricity and how they relate to electrical injuries. This book enables you to understand the impact of electricity flowing through the body. You will read about fatal and non-fatal accidents that occur in the home, in industry, in medicine, and in the outdoors. Detailed information explains electrical patterns in nature and the implications of different levels of voltage. This comprehensive book even informs you of the legal, as well as technical, aspects of the electrical field, preparing you to create successful electrical injury cases. It is a must have reference for everyone who works with electrical injures and electrical injury cases.

Topics Include:
Voltages
Power-line accidents
Ground-fault-circuit interrupters (GFCI)
Stray voltage
Microshock, macroshock, and electrocution
Ventricular Fibrillation
Low-voltage accidents and injuries
High-voltage accidents and injuries
Accidents in the home
Accidents in industry
Accidents out of doors
Recreational accidents
Environmental considerations
Warnings and communication
Lightning
Thermal injury
Electrical shocking devices
Conducting properties of the human body
High-frequency current
Direct and alternating current accidents and injuries
Electric-arc and electron-beam welding
The role of the technical expert in electrical accident cases
Abbreviations, terms, and symbols
Common questions and answers