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RESCUE
FREE VICTIM
FROM CONTACT
WITH LIVE CONDUCTOR
QUICKLY.
AVOID CONTACT
WITH EITHER LIVE CONDUCTOR
OR VICTIM'S
BODY.
Shut off high voltage
at once and ground
circuit.
If high voltage
cannot
be turned
off quickly,
ground
circuit.
An ax with a dry wooden
handle
may be used to cut high voltage
line. Use
extreme
caution
to avoid resulting
electric flastl.
If circuit cannot
be broken
or grounded,
use a dry board, dry clothing,
or other nonconductor
to free victim.
SYMPTOMS
NEVER ACCEPT
ORDINARY
AND GENERAL
TESTS FOR DEATH.
Symptoms
of electric shock may include
unconsciousness,
failure to breathe,
absence
of pulse, pallor, and stiffness,
as well as severe burns. WHENEVER
VICTIM
IS NOT BREATHING
PROPERLY,
GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION.
TREATMENT
START ARTlFlC,lAL
RESPIRATION
IMMEDIATELY.
Perform artificial
respiration
at scene of accident,
unless victim's or operator's
life
is endangered.
IN THIS CASE ONLY, remove victim to safe location
nearby,
If
new location
is more than a few feet away, give artificial
respiration
while victim
is being moved.
After starting
artificial
respiration,
continue
without
loss of rhythm
for at least
FOUR HOURS,
or until victim is breathing
without
help. If you have to change
operators
while giving artificial
respiration,
do so without
losing rhythm
of respiration
AFTER VICTIM
REVIVES
Be prepared
to resume artificial
respiration,
as he may stop breathing
again
When victim is COMPLETELY
CONSCIOUS.
give him a stimulant
(NOT AN ALCOHOLIC
DRINK)
such as a teaspoonful
of aromatic
spirits of ammonia
in a small glass of water.
hot coffee, or hot tea.
Keep victim warm and lying down until he has been conscious
for at least fifteen
minutes.
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