Abstract
When an electric shock occurs, it depends on the voltage, the length of the current, the type of current and where is the localization on the human body. A lightning strike is always very dangerous and connecting with a high mortality.
A person can be affected by a direct hit, an indirect hit from surrounding structures, or a hit by ground currents. Nervous system can be damaged at the periphery (peripheral nerves), but also the brain, spinal cord, and muscles.
Electric shock injuries are often of a more severe degree. The treatment is usually long-lasting.
The final clinical outcome of the damaged nervous system is usually not perfect and may be incomplete. Prevention is therefore important, both for electric shocks and lightning injuries.