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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A person touched live wire, faulty appliance, or high voltage. There may be small burns on skin but internal injury is possible.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Person still in contact with wire or appliance.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Burn marks, unconsciousness, or muscle pain after shock.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Irregular heartbeat, chest pain, or difficulty breathing after shock.
Scene hazards: Live electricity, Water near electrical source, Downed power lines
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT touch the person. Turn off power at breaker or unplug source.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If you cannot shut off power, use dry wood or plastic to move the wire — not metal or wet objects.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Once safe, check responsiveness and breathing. Call 112.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cool small skin burns with running lukewarm water for 20 minutes if person is stable.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Keep person still. Monitor until ambulance arrives.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Say electrical shock, conscious or not, breathing status, power now off.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — All electrical burns and shocks need emergency hospital monitoring for at least several hours.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT touch the person while they are still connected to electricity.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume they are fine because burns look small.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT use ice on electrical burns.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Small burn marks mean the shock was minor
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Current path through the heart and organs matters more than skin appearance.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Delayed cardiac arrest after sending victim home.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Electricity travels through the body. Heart rhythm disturbance and internal burns may occur without large skin wounds.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Entry and exit burns may be small charred spots on hands and feet.