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macroshock — Shock producido por una corriente eléctrica de un miliamperio (mA) o mayor. Las corrientes de 1 a 14 mA producen una sensación de hormigueo y algo de contracción muscular, las de 15 a 100 mA pueden causar un shock doloroso, las de 100 a 200 mA… … Diccionario médico
Electric shock — Electrocute redirects here. For the band, see Electrocute (band). An electric shock can occur upon contact of a human s body with any source of voltage high enough to cause sufficient current through the muscles or hair. The minimum current a… … Wikipedia
Microshock — is a risk in patients with intracardiac electrical conductors, such as external pacemaker electrodes, saline filled catheters, or weak or old heart tissue within the heart. A current as low as 10uA (microampere) directly through the heart, may… … Wikipedia
microshock — mi·cro·shock (miґkro shok″) a term used in cardiology to denote a low level of electric current applied directly to myocardial tissue; as little as 0.1 mA causes ventricular fibrillation. Cf. macroshock … Medical dictionary
