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Emergency Response in case of Electrical Shock: Protect yourself -

Don't touch the person. #hat person might be energi ed, so ta$e time to protect ou. hec$
b wal$ing around the victim, for an conductor.
Electrical *seShock:a non-conductive tool to free the person. *se long dr wooden stic$+log.
on t touch an one who has become grounded.
A small night-light with a 6-watt bulb draws 0.05 ampere, and even that small amount of current can be fatal.
Here is some information on effects of current (in milli amps) passing through a human bod (note that
Call 999 for help, If the person:
perception is onl .5 to !.5 milli amps)"
is obviousl in ured (loss of consciousness, significant trauma, etc.),
has an altered mental status (confusion, slow+slurred speech, etc.),
Factors affecting the severity of the electrical shock:
has other obvious in ur (laceration, burn, etc.) '/
#hree primar factors affect the severit of the shoc$ a person receives
when tyourhe or!iscretionshe is a partorofthatan electricalof he shockcircuit" victim or supervisor:
Amount of current flowing through the bod (measured in
eep thes from being harmed. amperes ).
%ath of the current through the bod .
1hut off the power (fuse or circuit-brea$er or pull the plug2 this might be difficult because
&ength of time the bod is in the circuit.
there might be secondar sources2 if ou are not sure, get help).
3ove the victim to safet onl when power is '44 and no nec$ or spine in uries are
'ther factors that ma affect the severit of the shoc$ are"
possible.
#he voltage of the current.
#he presence of moisture in the environment.
#he phase of the heart c cle when the shoc$ occurs.
/eport incident to supervisor (even minor shoc$s and close calls must be reported).
#he general health of the person prior to the shoc$.
1ecure area.
Current%/e% ollect data for an investigation and to prevent reoccurrence.
Probab%e E0ect on uman o&3
*!i%%iamperes.
"hat #o $o %ntil i! rrives: Perception level. Sli !t tin lin "en"#tion. Still $#n ero%" %n$er cert#in
1 mA con$ition".
hec$ for" Sli !t "!oc' (elt) not p#in(%l *%t $i"t%r*in . Aver# e in$ivi$%#l c#n let o.
&mA Ho+ever, "tron invol%nt#r re#ction" to "!oc'" in t!i" r#n e m# le#$
%ulse" - f person s heart has stopped, start %/, if ou are trained.
to in %rie".
reathing" - f person isn t breathing, begin mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (using disinfected
P#in(%l "!oc', *e in to lo"e m%"c%l#r control. ommonl re(erre$ to #"
6mA - 16mA
separator), if ou are trained.t!e (ree in c%rrent or let- o r#n e.
#reat for shoc$" - eep personE tremel ingp#in,down.re"pir#tor f unconscious,#rre"t, "evere m%"c%l#rput themcontr#ction"on their. 5n$ivi$%#lside to let fluids
1 mA - mA
drain. c#nnot let o. De#t! i" po""i*le.
- on tmove ntric%l#rthe person7*rill#tioif nec$ %neven,or spine%coor$inin uries#t$ p%mpin are possible.o( t!e !e#rt.9
100mA - 2000mA M%"c%l#r contr#ction #n$ nerve $#m# e *e in" to occ%r. De#t! i" li'el .
- over the person to maintain bod heat.
#r$i#c #rre"t, intern#l or #n $#m# e, #n$ "evere *%rn". De#t! i"
: 2,000mA
pro*#*le.
Stay &ith patient until help arrives Inform me!ical personnel a'out patient
con!itions f not emergenc "

'ften s mptoms are dela ed and the person might need medical
attention.
All persons, who have received shoc$s but do not fall into the
categories above, must be ta$en to the Hospital.
3edical 78A&*A# '9 is a must.
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