My only close call involved a faulty washing machine (Bauknecht brand) together with an outdated, incorrecty landlord-renovated electricity cabling. When the w

My only close call involved a faulty washing machine (Bauknecht brand) together with an outdated, incorrecty landlord-renovated electricity cabling. When the washing machine short-circuited (metal housing, standing water in metallic tumbler...), the fuse did not cut off the residual current, which now ran from the washing machine along the water supply and therefore the metallic water tap. So suspecting nothing, as usual I wanted to cut off the water supply by closing the water tap valve. The moment I grap the valve I notice some stroboscopic vibrations, following the realization that it's an electric current making my hand cramp tightly on the water tap. It was really challenging to take off my hand. I'm sure it was only a small fraction of the full, possible current / energy that eventually went through my body / hand. But it was already enough to keep me stuck — and give my heart rate extra systolic beats. Living alone back then, I went on the street and called an ambulance. After half an hour, my heart rhythm normalized, and on my written confirmation, I left the hospital, as I would not able to sleep that night in an unknown hospital. After I left the hospital, I figured out at which hospital and part of town the ambulance car brought me. Having no cash with me, I walked the 45 minutes back home at night, rationalizing and taking it as a test for my heart. The next day, I went to work as usual. My colleagues asked me why I didn't take a day off. I let them know that if my heart started making weird beats again, I'd rather prefer to be with them than being home alone.