About one-third of the athletes had an ICD, which is a device that can deliver an electric shock to restore a normal heartbeat when a life-threatening irregular heartbeat is detected.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/lifestyle/health_and_wellness/most-college-athletes-with-genetic-heart-trouble-can-safely-play-sports-study/article_c87dd336-0885-5b2d-be97-6c85009c42e3.html

AEDs are designed to deliver a controlled electric shock to the heart, helping to restore its natural rhythm in the event of a sudden cardiac arrest.

Source: https://www.cbj.ca/aed-advantage-providing-solutions-to-combating-sudden-cardiac-arrest-with-automated-external-defibrillators-aeds/

Amrutha Guguloth, DCP (East), said, “We found that the deceased was working on the second floor and mixing masala in the grinder when he suffered an electric shock.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/workers-electrocuted-east-delhi-shakarpur-preet-vihar-areas-8820937/

An 18-year-old school boy died due to an electric shock while installing a flex board on the campus in Kusumanchi mandal of Khammam district.

Source: https://www.siasat.com/school-student-electrocuted-in-khammam-principal-suspended-2654885/

For reasons still unclear, Hamlin’s heart stopped beating after he tackled a Bengals wide receiver, and it required several minutes of CPR and an electric shock from a defibrillator on the field to revive him.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2023/01/09/damar-hamlin-released-from-hospital-and-has-returned-to-buffalo-a-week-after-collapse/

The electric shock could cause serious injury or even death.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/tradie-essential-recalled-from-bunnings-stores-over-electric-shock-risk-c-11242323

The ministry also proposes adding a requirement for an analysis of the impact of the changes to the act regarding the use of electric shock weapons, to be conducted before 2025.

Source: https://news.err.ee/1608870584/estonian-interior-ministry-wants-to-broaden-scope-for-police-taser-use