Electric Shocks

Cuts and abrasionSuppose a sibling of yours is ironing his uniform for school. All of a sudden you hear a scream. You rush forward to see what has happened to him/her. He/she is turned blue as there is a short-circuiting in the wire of the iron and the wire is attached to his/her hand.This type of situation is called Electric shock, which happens due to a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body.

What you should do: 

• First of all try to remove the victim from the source of electricity before touching him. This can be done either by turning off the master switch to disconnect the power, or by using a nonmetal, dry object such as a stick to pull the wire or electrical source away from the victim's body.
  
• If he is not breathing, start giving him rescue breathing immediately. Rescue breathing should be given after making sure that the patient is not breathing. The details for rescue breathing are given in the next topic of Asphyxiation.
  
• If the person is unconscious, but is breathing and has a heartbeat, you should place him in the recovery position and monitor his breathing and heart rate until medical help arrives.
  
  
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