On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 01:18:38 +1000, "Alex Gibson"
wrote:

Just stunned at the time. Had to take him for a ecg afterwards
standard precaution. No problems at the time.

But his health seemed to deteriate after that.
Maybe it triggered an existing condition.
Six months later he suffered a heart attack.

An immediate EKG may not have shown anything, but a follow-up by a
cardiologist might have shown problems.

From my own experiance, rf burns hurt more than
standard 50Hz ac or dc shocks even though I would have to
rate car iginition systems a close second.

RF frequency burns are nastier than DC or low frequency, and are much
more disruptive to the body's electrical/nervous system.

They can also burn internally, with little outward burn shown.

A co-worker some years ago was sloppy, and put a few hundred watts of
RF through his hand. Nasty burn which took a very long time to heal.
Over 15 years, but I bet he still has a scar.

My advice is to avoid zapping anything you can't buy at the parts
store.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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