BOSTON — State officials are investigating complaints that at least two teenagers were given electric shock treatments at a residential center for people with special needs because someone telephoned ...

There's a reason you may notice it more in the winter. Excess static electricity is always a shock to the system—literally—but if you're experiencing shocks more so than not, annoying is an ...

A father was electrocuted in Jupiter on Oct. 22 trying to pull children from a Harbourside Place fountain where electricity was running through the water. Eight people, including three children, were ...

The effects of an electric shock vary depending on its source and severity. For example, shocks from light switches may be mild, while contact with industrial power sources can cause severe effects.

BOSTON, Dec. 22 -- A special-education school where two emotionally disturbed students were wrongly given dozens of shocks after a prank call will be allowed to use electric-shock treatments on ...

Two 15-year-olds were shocked by electricity in a hot tub at Wildwood Lodge in the city of Pewaukee.On Tuesday, they reported hearing a buzzing sound before feeling the electric shock. Fortunately, ...

An electrocution is an event in which a person dies from receiving an electric shock or series of shocks. In 2020, 126 workers were electrocuted. Many people who receive a shock seem unharmed. That ...