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If strong enough, the electric current can cause intense muscle contractions. The muscle contractions can fatigue the muscle, depleting it of nutrients and electrolytes. When that happens, the muscle is incapable of functioning, and if the muscle happens to be your heart, you die.

CPR can be helpful because it brings nutrients back to the heart muscle and provides sufficient blood flow to keep the individual alive until the heart can start again.

In general, the effects of electric shock are immediate.

If the voltage and current are high enough, an electric shock can burn tissue causing permanent damage.

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