What is electrical shock /what are
all the effects of electrical shock /what are precautions for electrical shock
/write about electric shock management?
Causes:1 upon contact with
high tension wire.
2
electric shock up on contact with exposed live wire.
3
electric shock due to fault electrical connections & carelessness.
Effects:1 fatal paralysis of heart .
2 stoppage
of breathing
3
burns deep/superficial /both
Management: switch of the power and remove the plug, if possible.
1 Exposed
live wire stand on dry insulated material like wood folded newspaper rubber mat.
2 break electrical contact
without directly touching casualty.
3high tension wire keep as per as
possible from live electric wire push the wire away from the casualty and dry
the casualty away from wire us only dry and non conducting material like rope,
branch of tree dry cloth etc.
4 give artificial respiration and
external cardiac massage :
a) Apply expiration pressure
b) Expiration by chest
compression.
c) Release pressure for
inspiration
d) Inspiration by chest expansion
e) Do not give casualty any think
to drink, rinse the burnt area with cold water and apply
bandage
f) Call the doctor take the
casualty to a hospital.
Precautions: low voltage:-
1 seek professional help,
2 stand on insulated
material like wooden planks,
3 Folded news paper, rubber mat etc, and use insulated tools
only
4 Use rubber gloves if available
High
voltage
1 Do not attempt yourself, seek professional help
2 Keep as far as possible from a snapped live H T (HIGH
TENTION) wire,
3 Do not touch the casualty until the electrical contact is
broken.