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2. What to do for Electric Shock
When finding a victim of electric shock, you should call a person(s) near there, and turn off the
power source and earth the circuit immediately. If it is impossible for you to turn off the circuit
immediately, you should move the victim away promptly using insulators such as dry wood plate and
cloth without touching the victim directly.
In case of electric shock, breathing may stop suddenly if current flows to the respiration center in
the brain. If the shock is not so strong, artificial respiration may recover breathing. When shocked by
electricity, the victim will come to look very bad with weak pulse or without beating, resulting in
unconsciousness and rigidity.
As far as the victim of electric shock is not in dangerous condition, you should not move the victim
and practice artificial respiration on the victim immediately. Once respiration is started, it should be
continued rhythmically.
(1) Tell the accident to persons near there loudly and ask them to gather
(2) Do not touch the victim confusedly as result of the accident, or rescuer may also get an electric
shock.
(3) Turn off the power source calmly and move the victim away quietly from the electric line.
(make sure whether places near there is safe.)
(4) Try to contact persons or offices concerted (Clinic, hospital, doctor, emergency call, etc.)
(5) Lay the victim on his back and loosen his necktie, clothes, belt, etc.
(6) - a Feel the victim's pulse.
- b Fell the victim's heartbeat bringing your ear close to his heart.
- c Examine his breathing bringing the back of your hand or your face close to his face.
- d Check the size of the pupils of his eyes.
(7) Open the victim's mouth and take out artificial teeth, cigarette or chewing gum if any. Keep his
mouth open, stretch his tongue and insert a towel or the like in his mouth to prevent the tongue
from suffocating. (If it is hard to open his mouth due to set teeth, open it with a screwdriver and
insert a towel in this mouth.)
(8) Then, clean the victim's mouth so that foaming mucus does not accumulate inside the mouth.
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