How Much Current Can The Human Body Withstand?

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Yes, how much current can the human body withstand?   Many would have asked that question quite a number of times, without practically getting answers which are helpful. Some of us here seem to have experienced an electric shock in the past. And even till now, our knowledge of such incident still remains the same. From historical and past events, due to voltage, many believe that 9,000 volts would be deadlier than 100 volts. Although, it is said to be true.  But the main cause of death in human electrocution is not the voltage. It is the current passing through the human body. 
Most times, the potential difference shouldn't entirely be ignored, because it helps in the movement of current. Without the voltage, they would be no current.
 HOW MUCH CURRENT CAN KILL A HUMAN? 
 A current of about 10mA or 0.01A may lead to a severe shock. Although the shock won't be fatal, but as a 100mA or 0.1A is reached, muscular contractions begin. Our skin which happens to have a higher resistance than our heart, helps in the opposition to the flow of current towards the heart.  Because a current of about 10mA is enough to kill a human if it reaches the heart. We must have heard of cases whereby a victim of electrocution wasn't able to move during the whole process, not until they had been fully charged. The fact is that when the current passing through them goes beyond 1,000 mA, the muscular contraction gets to an extent that letting go of the wire would be difficult.  Let's call this Muscular Paralysis.
 The heart plunges into clamps, and muscular contractions caused by the shock becomes severe when a current of about 2,000mA is passed through the human body.  This can cause the human to fall unconscious and to receive burns. 

 If more current is added, then death may be possible. Scientists say resistance of the human body to flowing current may vary, depending on the condition of the skin as at that moment, but in other words, how wet or how dry the skin may be.
 Estimates show that wet skin may exhibit a resistance of about 1,000 ohms, and dry skin, 5,000 ohms. So now before you touch that wire, I suggest you get some tools and start measuring cause you won't want to look like an over-poffed goosebumps victim.   Stay tuned.
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