What Is True About Electrical Injuries? (Select All That Apply

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Multiple Choice

What is true about electrical injuries? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Alternating current causes tetanic skeletal muscle contractions.
• B) Direct current is more dangerous than alternating current.
• C) Electrical injury causes more tissue necrosis in nerves than other tissues.
• D) Lightning is less lethal because the duration of electrical strike is short.
• E) Low-voltage contact has no potential to be lethal.

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