Another iPhone Shock Incident Leaves Man in Coma

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Posted July 19, 2013 at 2:50pm by Shalom Levytam

A man in China has been in coma for 10 days at the Intensive Care Unit of a Beijing hospital after being shocked while plugging in his iPhone 4 to charge., reports Beijing Wan Bao via ZDNet.

Wu Jiantong, 30, yelled "I'm getting shocked" after connecting his iPhone 4 to a charger. His sister rushed to his rescue and pulled the charger out of the socket.

"I then felt needle-like pains on my fingertips. The current was running from my finger, through to my arm and body, and to the foot," said Wu's sister. By the time she was able to disconnect the charger he was unresponsive, twisting and foaming at the mouth.

The ambulance arrived and administered CPR. When they arrived at the hospital Wu wasn't breathing but doctors managed to revive him. Three days later, Wu's condition stabilized but he remains in a coma at ICU due to the long period of time his brain was without oxygen.

The charger was determined to be a counterfeit or third party product. Both the iPhone and charger appear to still be in good working condition.

The story comes following another tragic incident in China where a stewardess was fatally electrocuted while answer a call on her charging iPhone. It's unclear if she was using a genuine Apple charger.

Another iPhone Shock Incident Leaves Man in Coma

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gamerscul9870 - July 21, 2013 at 6:44am

This is why I just leave any cord on my device in and just plug in/out from the outlet when I'm at home.

littlea - July 21, 2013 at 3:33am

You people are really emotionless. People are getting shocked by their own devices and the most you can say is to make fun of them. I'm wishing this man to recover and be healthy. To the people who think this is fake: everyone who knows a little about electronics can tell you that it's not about the voltage, it's about the amps. 5V USB chargers have about 100mA. Generally, you just need 50mA to kill someone. Source: Wikipedia

gamerscul9870 - July 20, 2013 at 3:32pm

This is why people have 4s

Mike Power - July 20, 2013 at 11:32pm

I mean S4 (Samsung Galaxy S4) my mistake

Stark - July 20, 2013 at 2:18pm

Thank god the phone was still in working condition afterwards.

Ron Dean - July 20, 2013 at 3:04am

KIRF chargers.....

m_thoroughbred - July 20, 2013 at 2:30am

Funny how both incidents happened in China. Coincident or not?

Shahin - July 20, 2013 at 2:04am

Should plug the charger first then connect to iPhone or any other phone to charge.

Cool - July 19, 2013 at 9:44pm

This has gotta be caused by 3rd party chargers made in China :) Buy directly from the US! Oh wait, it's made in China, too

ePunisher - July 19, 2013 at 7:27pm

Ur right, i once got shocked and I couldn't speak, just yell Aaaaaaaarrraaaaaahhh!! I was paralyzed.

Allan lu - July 19, 2013 at 7:05pm

No saying nothing about anyone, but what a coincidence always happens stuff like that overthere.

Jayson - July 19, 2013 at 6:20pm

I charge my iPhone thru my computer never had any problem plus I'm using a iPhone charger I bought at Walgreens

XxChivOxX - July 19, 2013 at 4:52pm

I have been electrocuted before and was able to pull away. It is interesting that these incidents are being reported; it reminds me of the legal case regarding the McDonald's coffee incident where there were many unknown details.

wazza - July 20, 2013 at 1:56am

the big difference between china and the usa is they are 220v and the us is 110v

Iphone_hack - July 19, 2013 at 4:52pm

If you think logic, it is very hard to shock someone with 5v First the lady taking on the iPhone while charging, the power coming through the line is only 5v. Now lets say something like the transformer malfunction, now it is 110v ac coming through the line. Those tiny line should melt very quickly if there are shock or something should melt isnt it? Now this case, iPhone charger is a small cube with USB cable right?, if the guy is holding the wire only he should be able to pull out the cable by falling or going backwards. And if he is holding the charger, it is all plastic right?. Unless his finger was touching the prongs going into the outlets. By logic, it doesn't really make sense. So fishy

t11chb - July 19, 2013 at 3:53pm

Nothing to do with iPhone but I get a pretty sore shock from my USB printer, didn't think it was possible, guess that should go in the bin.

areilly111 - July 19, 2013 at 3:36pm

After market chargers. There's no way a 5v adapter can put you into a coma

Mike - July 19, 2013 at 3:10pm

They are just trying to target aftermarket chargers so Apple can once again mess with everyone.

gamerscul9870 - July 20, 2013 at 3:36pm

What do you mean "again"?

odedoo1 - July 19, 2013 at 3:07pm

I got mine from Apple with my iPhone and I get small electric shocks every once in a while

odedoo1 - July 19, 2013 at 3:08pm

only if I'm barefoot

iclarified_loves_china - July 19, 2013 at 3:02pm

"Both the iPhone and charger appear to still be in good working condition." .... hmm... well thank goodness the iPhone and charger are okay! Wheeeeew, we were worried! :/