just yesterday, i was repairing a CD player, and my arm touched against the outer case of the player, and i think that slight electricity current passed through me, i quickly took my arm away, and saw red patch on my skin and suddenly blood flow out. the size of the wound is a needle-poke size. is it possible for the same size to be so small? and can slight electricity cause my skin to bleed as said in my incident?
2007-03-26 22:15:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
High voltage DC will burn. It can burn holes in flesh, yes.
2007-03-26 22:23:04 · answer #1 · answered by Jim M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is possible for electricity to pass through you, thats the whole point of a defibulator. The reason you saw the red patch and a little bit of blood is because when electricity passes through, it creates an entrance wound and if it is strong enough like from an electric fence or wires, then it can also create an exit wound. The amount of shock that you experienced, is not enough to be dangerous unless you were to have a heart condition or some kind of internal pacemaker/ddefibulator. Hope this helps.
2007-03-27 15:49:42 · answer #2 · answered by Laura B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not likely in such a tiny jolt.
To get a decent shock it would throw you across the room, then it will have passed through skin, muscles, flesh and bone resulting in an open wound somewhere (entry and exit marks).
Sounds like you stuck the edge of something maybe when you flinched.
Get the equipment seen by an electrician and don't try fixing electrical stuff yourself, next time could be the big one.
2007-03-27 05:24:28 · answer #3 · answered by Fred 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you get electrocuted the electricity inters your skin by making a hole in your skin and it runs through your body and then it exits through another place in your body usually a place that is grounded meaning like your feet or some part of your body touching the ground and yes it is essentially piercing your skin so yes you will bleed.
2007-03-27 13:22:16 · answer #4 · answered by Firefighter_2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you think burns are, silly? leasions in the skin.
You might've touched an exposed wire that had a pointy fiber on it or a metal thread that was poking out that pierced your skin.
I don't think the intial zap would make you bleed, but it'd make you burn if it was large enough.
2007-03-27 05:23:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard that electricity could cause damage to skin,if the
jolt is large enough it could cause a burning effect on the internal organs.This sight should give you some insight to your question
www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/common/standard/transform.jsp?requestURI=/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/electr
2007-03-27 05:30:23 · answer #6 · answered by jim a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋