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La corriente eléctrica es muy dañina para el cuerpo humano debido a que el cuerpo es muy buen conductor de electricidad. La corriente eléctrica puede causar daño al cuerpo de varias maneras:

• Paro cardíaco debido al efecto de la electricidad sobre el corazón.
• Destrucción masiva de los músculos por el paso de la corriente a través del cuerpo.
• Quemaduras térmicas por el contacto con la fuente de electricidad.

• Fecha de revisión: 11/4/2005
• Versión en inglés revisada por: William D. Whetstone, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
• Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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