Can electric shocks cause radiation poisoning?

Question

My rough understanding is that 1) electric shocks are caused by rapid movement of electrons through parts of our body and 2) ionizing radiation is damaging because it creates charged particles, including electrons, that can destructively impact molecules in our cells. How then does radiation damage medically differ from electric damage?

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Answer 1

It takes [EXTREMELY high frequency electromagnetic radiation to be ionizing.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EM-spectrum.svg) most electric shocks are not from things that contain sufficient frequencies to cause ionizing damage so there is no “radiation poisoning”