How is it that doctors can use the electric paddles on patients with ear or body piercings in place? Won’t the electric shock burn the piercing sites around the metal?

Question

How is it that doctors can use the electric paddles on patients with ear or body piercings in place? Won’t the electric shock burn the piercing sites around the metal?

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Answer 1

They do not apply the paddle to the ‘metal work’ – thus the power is not flowing through the pieces thus reducing – and virtually eliminating the chance of burns.