<s>
Macroshock	B-Algorithm
(	O
mak´	O
ro-shok	O
″	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
medical	O
term	O
for	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
body	O
exposed	O
to	O
electrical	O
current	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
lead	O
to	O
severe	O
injury	O
or	O
death	O
by	O
electrocution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
used	O
most	O
often	O
in	O
the	O
medical	O
field	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
also	O
commonly	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
fields	O
of	O
electrophysiology	B-Application
and	O
bioengineering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
upon	O
the	O
medical	O
text	O
used	O
,	O
a	O
macroshock	B-Algorithm
is	O
either	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
this	O
definition	O
,	O
a	O
macroshock	B-Algorithm
is	O
almost	O
always	O
lethal	O
due	O
to	O
causing	O
ventricular	O
fibrillation	O
of	O
the	O
heart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
this	O
definition	O
,	O
the	O
magnitude	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
itself	O
(	O
in	O
Amperes	B-General_Concept
)	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
factor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Possible	O
sources	O
of	O
macroshock	B-Algorithm
include	O
:	O
poorly	O
designed	O
or	O
malfunctioning	O
electrophysiology	B-Application
equipment	O
,	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
,	O
damaged	O
power	O
cords	O
or	O
other	O
electrical	O
hazards	O
around	O
the	O
household	O
,	O
downed	O
power	O
lines	O
,	O
high-voltage	O
electrical	O
equipment	O
such	O
as	O
transformer	O
stations	O
and	O
other	O
industrial	O
electrical	O
equipment	O
,	O
and	O
malfunctioning	O
electrical	O
or	O
electricity-using	O
mechanical	O
equipment	O
capable	O
of	O
delivering	O
a	O
strong	O
current	O
,	O
or	O
which	O
operates	O
at	O
a	O
high	O
voltage	O
.	O
</s>
