{"id":282,"date":"2024-03-19T08:43:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T08:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.activewellness.in\/healthlib\/?p=282"},"modified":"2024-03-19T08:55:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T08:55:12","slug":"electrical-shock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.activewellness.in\/healthlib\/electrical-shock\/","title":{"rendered":"Electrical shock"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"282\" class=\"elementor elementor-282\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c95796 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c95796\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2e154d e-con-full bg-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2e154d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd48dbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd48dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aba2456 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aba2456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The danger from an electrical shock depends on the type of current, how high the voltage is, how the current traveled through the body, the person&#8217;s overall health and how quickly the person is treated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d83d3f e-con-full bg-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d83d3f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-def9f0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"def9f0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When to Call a Doctor<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c923463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c923463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Call emergency number if any of these signs and symptoms occur:<\/p><ol><li>Cardiac arrest.<\/li><li>Heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias).<\/li><li>Respiratory failure.<\/li><li>Muscle pain and contractions.<\/li><li>Burns.<\/li><li>Seizures.<\/li><li>Numbness and tingling.<\/li><li>Unconsciousness.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4a128a e-con-full bg-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4a128a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5266979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5266979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Actions to be taken<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a2a18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32a2a18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>While waiting for medical help, follow these steps:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Look first. Don&#8217;t touch. The person may still be in contact with the electrical source. Touching the person may pass the current through you.<\/li><li>Turn off the source of electricity, if possible. If not, move the source away from you and the person, using a dry, nonconducting object made of cardboard, plastic or wood.<\/li><li>Prevent shock. Lay the person down and, if possible, position the head slightly lower than the trunk with the legs elevated.<\/li><li>After coming into contact with electricity, the person should see a doctor to check for internal injuries, even if he or she has no obvious signs or symptoms.<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Caution<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Don&#8217;t touch the person with your bare hands if he or she is still in contact with the electrical current.<\/li><li>Don&#8217;t get near high-voltage wires until the power is turned off. 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