Electric shock and their first aid

Electric shock is the physiological reaction, sensation, or injury caused by electric current passing through the (human) body. ... Still larger currents can cause fibrillation of the heart and damage to tissues. Death caused by an electric shock is called electrocution.
An electric shock occurs when a person comes into contact with an electrical energy source. Electrical energy flows through a portion of the body causing a shock. Exposure to electrical energy may result in no injury at all or may result in devastating damage or death.

1. Electric Shock And Their First Aid

2. What is an Electric Shock An Electric Shock Occurs when someone comes in contact with an electric energy OR It is the physiological reaction or injury caused by electric current (AC/DC) Passed Through the human body.

3. How Can You get An electric Shock? By poorly insulated Wires By ungrounded electrical equipment By using electrical equipment while in contact with water By being stuck by lightening

4. What happen when you get an electric shock? An electric shock can have no injury at all Burns(which are the most comman ) Cardiac arrest due to the electric effect on the heart Muscle, nerve and destruction from a current passing through the body Death(electrocution)

5. Factors determining the saverity of electric shock Type of current AC and DC Amount of current Voltage and Ampere High and low frequency Duration of contact Surface area of contact or electrical field strength Overall health of person

6. Symptoms and Sign Change in alertness( conciousness ) Broken bones Heart attack(chest, arm,neck,jaw ) Headache Problem with swallowing, vision, hearing Irregular heartbeat Muscle spam and fail Numbness and tingling Breathing problems and lung failure Seizures Skin burns

7. Diagnosis Electrocardiogram Complete blood count Urine test for muscle enzymes X-ray CT Scan

8. What to do the time of electric shock? Diconnect the power supply,don’t even touch the victim until you are sure that the power supply is turned off. Be especially careful in wet areas such as bathroom as water conducts electricity supply. If the current cant be turned off, use a non-conducting object such as broom, chair, rug or rubber doormat to push the person away from the source of the current. Do not use wet or metal object, if possible stand on something dry and does not conduct electricity, such as rubber doormat or folded newpapers .

9. What to not to do at the time of electric shock Don’t touch the person with your bare hands if the body is still touching the source of electricity. Don’t apply ice, butter,ointments,medication,fluffy cotton dressings or adhesive bandages. Don’t remove dead skin or break bilsters if the person has been burned.

10. First Aid Check for a person’s response and breathing. it may be necessary to commence cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR). Talk calmly and reassuringly to the person. Be calm and don’t panic Don’t forget to call ambulance in the mean time.

11. First Aid Proceedure

12. Treatment Examine patient completely, including for treatment injuries. Resuscitation Analgesia Wound care Cardiac monitoring for 6 to 12 hours for patient

13. Treatment In addition to burn injuries, AC can freeze the patient’s hand to the current source, while DC can throw the patient causing injury. Although skin burns saverity does not predict the degree of internal damage is more savere if the skin has low resistance. Refer patients with significant electrical burns to a specialized burns unit and if significant internal damage is suspected, begin fluid resuscitation.