Children who are not familiar in detecting electric currents may accidentaly get electric shocks. How can this be avoided? List down at least 6 precautionary
Disconnect the power supply before you touch an injured child who is still receiving current; pull the plug or turn off the main switch.
Never touch a live wire with your bare hands. If you have to lift a live wire from a child, use a dry stick, a rolled-up newspaper, thick clothing, or another sturdy, dry, nonmetallic object that won't conduct electricity.
Move the child as little as possible because severe electric shock may have caused a spinal fracture.
If you can't remove the source of the current, try to move the child, but don't use your bare hands. Insulate yourself with rubber or with any of the nonconductive items suggested for lifting a live wire so that the current doesn't pass from the child's body to yours.
Once the current is off, quickly check the child's breathing, pulse, skin color, and alertness. If the child isn't breathing or there is no heartbeat, begin CPR immediately while someone else goes for medical help.
Once the child is safely removed from the current, check him for burns and call 911, your local emergency number, or your pediatrician right away.
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Disconnect the power supply before you touch an injured child who is still receiving current; pull the plug or turn off the main switch.
Never touch a live wire with your bare hands. If you have to lift a live wire from a child, use a dry stick, a rolled-up newspaper, thick clothing, or another sturdy, dry, nonmetallic object that won't conduct electricity.
Move the child as little as possible because severe electric shock may have caused a spinal fracture.
If you can't remove the source of the current, try to move the child, but don't use your bare hands. Insulate yourself with rubber or with any of the nonconductive items suggested for lifting a live wire so that the current doesn't pass from the child's body to yours.
Once the current is off, quickly check the child's breathing, pulse, skin color, and alertness. If the child isn't breathing or there is no heartbeat, begin CPR immediately while someone else goes for medical help.
Once the child is safely removed from the current, check him for burns and call 911, your local emergency number, or your pediatrician right away.