Interactions of electrostatic discharge with the human body

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) pulses comprise frequencies up to approximately 1 GHz. These pulses have been reported to be associated with health effects. Human exposure standards also set limits on the specific absorption (SA) in tissue. Electric fields and SA are computed using the finite-difference time-domain method and heterogeneous model of the human body. The average SA values in all organs and tissues are below the limits in the IEEE Standard for typical and realistically high ESD pulses.