Electrical Injury
Alternate Names : Electrical Shock
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Electrical Injury: Do Not
- DO NOT touch the victim with your bare hands while the person is still in contact with the source of electricity.
- DO NOT remove dead skin or break blisters if the victim has acquired burns.
- DO NOT apply ice, butter, ointments, medications, fluffy cotton dressings, or adhesive bandages to a burn.
- DO NOT touch the skin of someone who is being electrocuted.
- DO NOT get within 20 feet of someone who is being electrocuted by high-voltage electrical current until the power is turned off.
- DO NOT move a victim of electrical injury unless there is immediate danger.
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