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Why are you knocked unconscious during an electric shock?
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Heart or Brain hurt: Electricity may knock you out by stopping the heart or making your blood pressure so low you faint. If the electricity goes through the brain, it can directly cause unconsciousness by disrupting normal activity of the nerves.
Answered 6/11/2013
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