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I had an electric shock yesterday via a wall plug, at the time the plug wasn't connected to the socket however am i ok?

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Dr. Richard Bensinger answered

Probably fine: I am guessing that the shock came with ordinary house current on your hand. If it was momentary, and you do not see a burn on the part that got the shock, then you should be fine. Hopefully the current did not pass through your body to a grounded area on another part of the body.

Answered 11/7/2017

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A member asked:

I had an electric shock yesterday via a wall plug, at the time the plug wasn't connected to the socket however am i ok?

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Dr. Richard Bensinger answered

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