Monday, 29 June 2015

What is electrical shock /what are all the effects of electrical shock /what are precautions for electrical shock /write about electric shock management?



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.


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