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FIRST AID FOR ELECTRICAL EMERGENCIES

                 Electrical accidents may occur at any time or place. Including workplaces, homes, and outdoor environments. These
                 accidents often result from contact with live electrical currents or faulty equipment, causing injuries such as burns,
                 muscle contractions, or even cardiac arrest. Injury could be minimised and many lives can be saved if proper rescue
                 techniques and treatment are used. Timely response and treatment of victims is a major concern. When an electrical
                 accident occurs, resulting in muscle cramping, a victim is often incapable of moving or releasing the electrical conductor.
                 There should always be an emergency response plan for scheduled electrical maintenance or work.


                                      Restless or irritable,        Irregular
                                     Loss of consciousness,        heartbeat of
                                      possible convulsions        cardiac arrest


                                                      Entry                  Vision
                                                      Burn                 Problems

                                         Difficult                                      Swollen tongue
                                       breathing or                                      may obstruct
                                     respiratory arrest                                    airways


                                                                                       Fracture
                                                                                        Bones



                                                      Muscle
                                                     tenderness
                                                    and possible
                                                     twitching         Exit
                                                                       Burn

                                                 An unconsious state because of an electical shock



                          uiz Bee        1. List any two fire safety rules followed by your parents at home.
                                         2. Mention any two basic rule for using electrical appliances.






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