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Which is the first step to take if a person is receiving an electrical shock?
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What is an immediate symptom of electrical shock?
Difficulty breathing
The severity of an electrical shock is dependant upon what three things?
The severity of an electrical shock is dependent upon three things. Location or the proximity to the source. The second is amperage, the duration of the exposure and the pathway in the body. The third is the distance of the source.
What would you do if the electrical cleaning equipment is grounded?
The electrical cleaning equipment should be grounded. This grounding is what protects the operator from a serious shock should the the cleaning equipment have an electrical fault occur.
What happens if you touch an exposed electrical wire?
If the wire is carrying an electrical current, and if the current has enough voltage, the current can leave the wire and pass through your body. This is painful, and can causes burns or death.
Does electric shock occur in space?
An electric shock could occur in space. One thing to keep in mind about electrical shocks is that if the body provides a return path for current to flow then an electrical shock will occur. It does not matter if it is in space or on earth, touching a potential across the output supply on a high voltage system is going to short circuit the supply through you.
Should you use a AED on a person that has a electrical shock injury?
Yes you should use a AED on a person that has a electrical shock injury.
What prevents you from receiving an electric shock?
Not touching a live conductive part of a circuit is a great way to prevent you from receiving an electrical shock! Along with this the circuit breaker should trip if there is a fault on the circuit, or a GFCI if there is no ground in the circuit
What first aid should be given to person with electronic burns?
Give him a very strong electrical shock of 500 to 600 volts.
How is electrical shock hazard defined?
The phrase "electrical shock hazard" means that there is a risk of electrical shock.
Define shock not the electrical kind?
During shock, the blood supply to the brain reduces, and there is a fall in blood pressure of the person.
What might happen if you touch the victim when AED is delivering a shock?
If you touch the victim while an AED is delivering a shock, you too will receive a shock.
Why do you get shock sometimes when you touch some non electrical substance?
There are two answers of it. When negative ions and positive ions met each other we can get shock also by a non electrical substance or if a body temperatures of a person is low and our is high by imbalance of temperatures also we can get shock
Why do people get an electrical shock?
Most people get an electric shock because of their own carelessness when handling electrical equipment.
Why shock occurs when electrical appliances are touched with wounded hands?
why shock occurs when electrical appliances are touched with wounded hands
How can someone die from shock?
a electrical shock yes I don't know about the other type of shock
When can electrical shock be felt?
"legend says" that you can feel your hairs going up when you are aout to be hit with an electrical shock, i dont think you can ever feel the shock itself
How many people get a shock each year?
That depends on what sort of shock you are asking about. A shock can be an electric shock, or a surprise. In the US, more than 1000 people die each year from electrical shock, out of as many as 500,000 serious injuries from electrical shock.
