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electrical shock

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Noun1.electrical shockelectrical shock - a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"
electric shock, shock
inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus


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An inmate brought a [section] 1983 claim against prison supervisors alleging deliberate indifference following an incident in which the inmate received a severe electrical shock while working as an electrician at the prison.
Hall v. Bennett by Corrections Caselaw Quarterly
Pro-Tect is a spray-on rubber film that provides excellent resistance to moisture, weathering, UV, electrical shock, abrasion and corrosion resistance and is extremely durable, according to its manufacturer, John Burnett of Starco Chemicals.
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VALENCIA - An apprentice lineman for Southern California Edison who was seriously injured by an electrical shock was transported Friday morning to the Grossman Burn Center at Sherman Oaks Hospital, where he was listed in serious but stable condition.
LINEMAN MOVED TO BURN CENTER by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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