Sentences with phrase «caused electric shocks»

According to the email, Barnes & Noble is voluntarily recalling the charger because the casing can break when plugged in to an electrical outlet and cause an electric shock.

Two precautions are to try to avoid your rabbit digging if they are in the run (just keep an eye out for it) and to avoid exposed wires in your home which they can chew and that might cause them an electric shock.

Not exact matches

Opponents point out that in countries where police officers are already equipped with electric shock weapons, officers frequently abuse them by causing unnecessary pain to suspects which could be subdued in other ways (not necessarily representative example: the «don't tase me, bro!»

It caused brilliant auroras in the atmosphere and even delivered electric shocks to telegraph operators.

Drug use raises the heart rate, and the electric shock causes the heart to beat faster still.

They require relatively high voltages, which can cause uncomfortable electric shocks.

Classical conditioning is a learning process that occurs both in animals and humans alike when two stimuli are repeatedly paired (such as the bell ringing and the feeding, or a particular behavior and the electric shock), so that the response originally elicited by the second stimulus (the secretion of saliva that originally occurs in the presence of food or the unpleasant sensation that follows an electric shock) is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone (meaning that after a number of repetitions, the sound of the bell is enough to make the dog salivate like it does in the presence of food and the engagement in unwanted behavior is enough to make you feel the same discomfort an electric shock would cause).

It can be caused by previous heart damage, drowning, electric shock, or other reasons.

The cause of electric shock sensation in menopause is thought to be related to the effect of fluctuating estrogen levels on the cardiovascular and nervous systems.

For those of you who do not know about MS, it is a neurodegenerative disorder that destroys the myelin (fatty tissue) around the nerves, which then causes motor impairments, numbness in the limbs / extremities, Lhermitte's symptom (an electric shock - like sensation down the spine and into the limbs) as well as other cognitive deficits.

The devices work by giving the patient an electric shock designed to restore a regular beat to a heart that has become arrhythmic, or chaotic, causing sudden cardiac arrest.

The electric shock provided by most training collars is very low, though it does have the potential to cause serious harm.

Positive Gun Dogs — Clicker Training for Sporting Breeds provides owners and handlers with highly effective but kinder and gentler dog training methods that motivate dogs to perform desired behaviors without causing the pain of traditional ear pinch and electric shock.

While the shiny candy wrappers can cause various intestinal problems, electrical cords, when chewed on, can deliver fatal electric shock.

Advocates of these devices claim that shock collars are the most effective way to fix self - rewarding behavioral problems in dogs, and they also claim that the use of electric collars causes less damage to dog's long - term welfare as compared to other «punishment dog training» methods.

Electricity from an electric shock can damage the lungs and cause them to fill with fluid, making it difficult for your dog to breathe — this life threatening condition is called pulmonary oedema.

The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) funded two pieces of research on electric shock collars which were published last summer and show that electric shock collars can cause long term negative behavioural and physiological changes in dogs, even when used by professional trainers following an industry set standard of training.

Cataracts can be congenital (born with it), age - related; of genetic origin (the most common cause); caused by trauma; by dietary deficiency (some kitten milk replacement formulas have been implicated); by electric shock; or by toxin.

Other potential causes include traumatic injury that results in a perforated lens and exposure to certain drugs or toxic substances, radiation, or electric shock.

This kind of training technique can include the use of prong collars, electric shock collars, restricting dogs air supply using nooses / leads or pinning them to the ground, which can cause pain and distress.

Not only do these electric fences cause an intense shock for an animal that crosses the invisible barrier, but they actually promote fear, anxiety, and aggression.

Electrocution usually refers to the cause of death to an individual who suffers extreme electric shock.

ABI may be also caused by nearly drowning, hypoxic or anoxic brain injury, tumors, neurotoxins, substance abuse, illness, infection, electric shock, or lightning strike.

Poor safety standards and mistakes by contractors or inexperienced employees can cause devastating electric shocks.

This means they can cause injury, electric shocks and even fires.

A grounding wire, which connects to the round third hole, protects against electric current escaping from the circuit and causing shocks.