I received 1750 volts of electricity with 2 or 3 amps. Some people say I shouldn't show any after effects but I have both physical and mental problems.
Is there been any study on electrical shock with low amps or does it matter how low the amps were since the volts was 1750?

Dear Anonymous,

Both high and low voltage injuries can cause a lot of damage. I do have a few good sites on that and will look them up for you. Check back Thursday afternoon and hopefully I will have them posted for you. If you want to give me more information you can e-mail me privately.

Kelly

Dear Anonymous,

I have gathered a lot of info and I just need to put it together. I can tell you that one tenth of one amp can kill a person. Just because it is low voltage does not mean less damage. If people are saying that, then they don't know what they are talking about. I went through the same thing and I have a lot of damage.

I'll get the info on soon. Kelly

THANK YOU - THANK YOU - THANK YOU
I can have my husband read your answers and maybe he will understand that I'm not crazy and that I really do live with pain.
I was hurt on the job and my ex-employer still don't think they caused my problems.
I was hurt April 1994, live in Indiana, and couldn't get any of my doctors to say that my electrical shock was the cause of my pain, after 2 years one doctor did say "I think your electrical shock did more than I thought".
After about 6 months (after my accident) I talked with 2 lawyers and they informed me that I couldn't sue or do anything against my employer. They did say if it had killed me my husband could sue, somedays that would be the best thing that would have happened.
I still have a lot of HATE towards them (my ex-employor and the person there that caused my accident) that I wish would go away but don't see that happening, I wish I could find something to make it go away. If you have any help on that subject please let me know.
THANKS again

Dear Anonymous,

I would really like to hear more of the details of your accident. My injury was 17 months ago and I have (like many others on this forum) have had many many doctors say there is nothing wrong or there is nothing more they can do.

One of the best things you can do for yourself is to think of this forum as a new family for you. We all have the same problems, physically and mentally and talking about it helps so much. The people on this forum have pulled me through some very hard times. I don't know what I would do without my many great friends here.

Electrical injuries are so devastating and it is even more devasting when you feel like no one understands. You are not alone, we are here for you. Give us all of your frustrations.

My injury was right hand to left hand and also work related. I have damage from one end to the other and top to bottom of my spine. I am just now getting the right help and diagnosis. I have been to 2 different universities and many many doctors would did nothing or knew nothing.

I will give you some web sites that will help you understand what has happened to you. If you need any help PLEASE ask.

This is a study of the psychological effects after an electrical accident.

http://www.medscape.com/lea/appliedneuropsych/1997/v04.n04/an0404.01crew/an0404.01crew-01.html

Post traumatic stress disorder is a common thing with electrical victims. Read through this and see if you can connect with any of this.

http://www.ncptsd.org

To help you understand the effects of the electricity both physically and mentally, this site has great detail.

http://www.uic.edu/~macooper/treatment

A good site with a lot of stress information, well worth checking out.

http://www.mhnet.org/guide/trauma

If you really want to get into the brain, this is a good one.

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/events/ledoux.htm


Some more good sites:

http://etrp.bsd.uchicago.edu

http://www.anes.med.umich.edu/tcpublic/marc/1999/raham_marc99/html


This will get you started and I hope it helps. I live in Michigan and have relatives that live in Indiana. See, you have a neighbor that also has an electrical injury. You are not alone.

I don't know all of the details of your case but you still may be able to do something with it. Most important, you do not have to die in order to have a case. It is a matter of finding the right doctor and right attorney. You probably can not sue your employer (depending on your state laws) but you can be comphensated for your injury
and medical bills and maybe even lost wages.

I will help you in anyway I can, Kelly

krkkc5@juno.com

Dear Anonymous,

Do you live near Hobart Indiana? They have an electrical trauma program at St. Mary Medical Center. They may be able to help you with proper diagnosis and treatment.

Kelly

Dear Anonymous,

Many people who have had electrical injuries have workers compensation cases. If the injury was caused by faulty equipment, there may be the possibility of a product liability suit or other third party suit. Kelly is right, the injuries need to be documented by a physician and and you need an attorney who understands the situation. If you have not joined LSESSI, you probably should. Send your address to Kathy at Mensana (info@mensanaclinic.com) and I am sure she will send you a LSESSI information package. LSESSI has an attorney who specializes in this area.

it is true , that ones needs to have everything documented about your injury! electric shock really does hurt the body and you need to have someone who knows about those injuries and get them addressed immediately!those people who stated you should now see of feel anything have no concept of what goes on with electrical shock! yes, LSESSI has an attny who belongs to the org. but there are also other attnys who are very good also, one has to hope that the attny from LSESSI will not abandon you and willing to make that commitment,i did not find him willing to do so!

kelly i tried some of the sites you had listed, maybe you did not copy them right for alot of them you cannot open. i guess the ones highlighted in blue will take you right to them!

That is strange, they work on mine. I'll try to put them up a different way.I will give you the names so you can search their names and not the addresses.

1) national center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

2) emergent care of lightning and electrical injuries

3)neuropsychological dysfuntion in severe accidental electrical shock

4)NIMH the emotional brain

5) Gabapentin Effective for Dysesthesias Following
Electrical Injury


Try these and let me know if it helps

I am a member of LSESSI and they our my family. It truly helps to talk with people who understand that your pain is real and that you are not crazy.
Anyone who has been injuried with lightning or electricy should join LSESSI it is wonderful to be able just to talk to people who have been there done that, with all the test and the doctors who don't understand us.

DITTO to anonymous from april 8.

one could get confused when you have gabapentin listed, is this not a drug used for seizures? also isn't dysesthesias a form of cancer pain?

Hello everybody,
How is everybody doing? We have been getting a lot of rain in the last 2 weeks and I have been really hurting- I think arthur is working over time.
Don't have much to add today just wanted to check in with everyone. I wrote some of the anonymous letters and I am the one who wrote about low amps. Let me say one thing low amps do, along with volts, do have an effect on the body.

Hi everyone,

I recieved an electic shock once on SEP 09 01 while working. It was close to 20,000 volts but I felt like it was only 115 60 Hz. Since then I have been having problems. While working, I have had many Panic Attacks feeling like I can't breathe and my heart is just beating fast. I also get shakes. Recently I had a close call to getting electrocuted again and now I have a constant fear of getting shocked. There isn't much I can do about it but see a Psychiatrist about it. I am worried because I could be medically discharged from the Navy on mental health. I sometimes lose my train of thought as well. Has anyone had this happen??
Thanks,
Shaun

Shaun,

Many people have symptoms similar to yours--but it would also be important to rule out any physical cause to your symptoms.

Was your injury something that happened while in the Navy?

Good Day!

In July of 2000, I was at a resort in northern Minnesota. They had recently installed electrical outlets for the boats at the pier-which were not properly grounded. Due to above average rainfall, the outlets became submerged.

That's were I come in. To make a long story short, I was pushed into the lake, became fully submerged and was electrocuted (I definately felt the current, my limbs contracted and I was unable to straighten my arms to reach up and out of the water). However, I did not lose conciousness and did not seek medical treatment at the time (my family thought I "looked good," though I remember being confused). Could this level of electricity have caused my ongoing fatigue? I have other symptoms as well that seem to arise from this event.

I have had other medical conditions ruled out by my doctor and keep wondering if the electrocution may explain my symptoms.

Thank-you for your input!

Yes to all your problems.
Are you a member of LSESSI? Lightning Strick and Electric Shock Survivors Int., Inc., they can really help answer a lot of your problems on physical and mental problems.
We are there to help any and all please visit our web site,
www.lightning-strike.org
and e-mail our home office, they will and can send you lots of information to answer your question.
I am a member but you do NOT have to be a member to get the information.
I know how it feels to have an electrical shock and how no one understands, not until I found LSESSI.

Linda,

Thank-you for the information. I had not come across LSESSI before this weekend. A lot of the stories sound familiar to what I have experienced. I will be requesting the information from LSESSI- and I am sure I will have more questions!

Kristin

Kistin
You are most welcome.
Please e-mail our home office and Steve (our founder,President and a lightning strick survivor)will be glad to call you and talk with you. We have lots of information to tell your doctor about how and what to check for since a lot of our symptons do NOT show on medical test. The doctors just don't understand most of the time, they also don't know what medical test to give you.
Again Please, Please, Please e-mail the home office or me directley and I will talk with Steve for you. We (LSESSI and me personnaly) are here to help you and hopefully to answer your questions.

Has anybody out there experianced cold feet? My husband was electrocuted 12/20/95. He has many of the normal nasty symptoms everybody else seems to have. But I have not read about anyone having very cold feet. If anyone out there is please let me know. You can email me at wsunnygal1@aol.com thanks