Symptoms depend on many things, including: 1  Type and strength of voltage. 2  How long you were in contact with the electricity. 3  How the electricity moved through your body. 4  Your overall health.
Hyponatremia refers to a lower-than-normal level of sodium in the blood. Sodium is essential for many body functions including the maintenance of fluid balance, regulation of blood pressure, and normal function of the nervous system.
Sodium deficiency, condition in which sodium is insufficient or is not utilized properly. Sodium is an element that functions with chlorine and bicarbonate to maintain a balance of positive and negative ions (electrically charged particles) in body fluids and tissues. The body receives sodium primarily in the form of table salt (sodium chloride). Sodium, the principal extracellular ion, has the property of holding water in body tissues. In persons with circulatory problems, excess sodium may result in edema, or retention of water in the body. On the other hand, too little sodium in the diet disturbs the tissue-water and acid-base balance that is important to good nutritional status.