Electrical Shock Safety Criteria. Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Electrical Shock Safety Criteria

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Pergamon Journals of Related Interest, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE, Page viii, J.E. Bridges, G.L. Ford, I.A. Sherman, M. Vainberg
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS TO THE SYMPOSIUM ON ELECTRICAL SHOCK SAFETY CRITERIA, Pages 3-5, J.E. Bridges
PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ELECTRIC CURRENTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS, MORE PARTICULARLY HUMANS, Pages 7-24, J. CABANES
THE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS FOR THE VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION THRESHOLD AND FACTORS THAT AFFECT IT, Pages 25-32, J.C. Griffin
PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION, Pages 33-43, H. Antoni
THE CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR THE ELECTRICAL INDUCTION OF VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION, Pages 45-59, L.A. Geddes
POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTIONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE HEARTS OF PRIMATES ARISING FROM 60 Hz LIMB-TO-LIMB BODY CURRENTS, Pages 61-70, J.E. Bridges
CAPACITIVE DISCHARGE STUDIES, Pages 71-76, J. Myklebust, A. Sances Jr., M. Chilbert, T. Prieto, T. Swiontek
ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF THE ISOLATED RABBIT HEART BY SHORT DURATION TRANSIENTS, Pages 77-86, O.Z. Roy, A.J. Mortimer, B.J. Trollope, E.J. Villeneuve
INTRODUCTION TO PANEL MEETING ON PHYSIOLOGY OF ELECTRICAL SHOCKS, Pages 89-112, L.A. Geddes, H. Antoni, J.E. Bridges, J. Cabanes, J.C. Griffin, A. Dolan, W.R. Lee, J. Myklebust, G. Knickerbocker
NEW KNOWLEDGE ON THE IMPEDANCE OF THE HUMAN BODY, Pages 115-132, G. Biegelmeier
BODY IMPEDANCE OF NONHUMAN PRIMATES UNDER CONSTANT VOLTAGE SHOCK CONDITIONS, Pages 133-150, J.E. Bridges
ANALYSIS OF CROSS-BODY IMPEDANCE AT HOUSEHOLD VOLTAGE LEVELS, Pages 151-160, T. Prieto, A. Sances Jr., J. Myklebust, M. Chilbert
NEW EXPERIMENTS WITH REGARD TO BASIC SAFETY MEASURES FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATIONS, Pages 161-172, G. Biegelmeier
DYNAMIC ASPECTS OF BODY IMPEDANCE, Pages 173-181, Richard Nute
A Five-Part Resistor-Capacitor Network for Measurement of Voltage and Current Levels Related To Electric Shock and Burns, Pages 183-192, Walter F. Hart
RESISTIVITY CHANGES OF TISSUE DURING THE APPLICATION OF INJURIOUS 60 HZ CURRENTS, Pages 193-201, M. Chilbert, T. Swiontek, T. Prieto, A. Sances, J. Myklebust, J. Ackmann, C. Brown, J. Szablya
AN “EQUIVALENT VOLTAGE” FOR SINUSOIDAL AND NON-SINUSOIDAL VOLTAGE WAVEFORM, Pages 203-213, R.C. Menendez
INTRA-BODY CURRENT PROBES, Pages 215-221, Paul Héroux
INTRODUCTION TO PANEL MEETING ON BODY IMPEDANCE, Pages 225-238, G. Biegelmeier, J.P. Reilly, R. Hauf, P. Heroux, W.R. Lee, R.C. Menendez, A. Sances, A. Smoot Jr., O.Z. Roy
MECHANISMS FOR HUMAN SENSITIVITY TO TRANSIENT ELECTRIC CURRENTS, Pages 241-249, J. Patrick Reilly, Willard D. Larkin
BODY IMPEDANCE FOR TRANSIENT HIGH VOLTAGE CURRENTS, Pages 251-258, Robert J. Taylor
DANGER LEVELS OF SHORT (1mSec to 15mSec) ELECTRICAL SHOCKS FROM 50Hz SUPPLY, Pages 259-272, H.L. Green, J. Ross, P. Kurn
INTRICACIES OF THE SAFETY CRITERION AROUND POWER SYSTEM STRUCTURES, Pages 273-282, F. Dawalibi, Rod S. Baishiki
SAFETY CRITERIA FOR INTENDED OR EXPECTED NON-LETHAL ELECTRICAL SHOCKS, Pages 283-293, Theodore Bernstein
METHODS OF CALCULATING ELECTRICAL BODY IMPEDANCE AND EQUIPMENT FOR MEASURING LEAKAGE CURRENTS, Pages 295-305, A.W. Smoot, N. Mogan
REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUNDING PRACTICES AND STANDARDS - THE REVISION OF IEC REPORT 479, Pages 307-319, R. Hauf
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROPOSED REVISION OF IEEE STANDARD 80, Pages 321-334, J.G. Sverak
SAFETY CRITERIA - A BASIS FOR CHOOSING THE PARAMETERS OF GROUNDING ARRANGEMENTS OF 50 Hz INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS, Pages 335-338, R.N. Karyakin, B.M. Yagudaev, S.P. Vlasov
INTRODUCTION TO PANEL MEETING ON FUTURE WORK REQUIRED FOR UTILITY STANDARDS ON ELECTRIC SHOCKS, Page 341
UTILITY INDUSTRY GROUNDING PRACTICES BIOMEDICAL SHOCK SAFETY CRITERIA FROM A STANDARDS VIEWPOINT: BASIC PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS BODY IMPEDANCE, COMPLEX WAVEFORMS BODY-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIPS, STATE-OF-HEALTH EPIDEMIOLOGICAL, NON-FIBRILLATION ASPECTS, Pages 342-362
LIST OF SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPANTS, Pages 363-365
PROGRAM, Pages 366-368