5 SAFETY STEPS TO FOLLOW IF SOMEONE IS THE VICTIM OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

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SAFETY STEPS T O F O L L O W I F S O M E O N E

I S THE VICTIM O F ELECTRICAL S H O C K

D O NOT TRY TO PULL OR GRAB THE INDIVIDUAL

I F P O S S I B L E , T U R N OFF THE ELECTRICAL POWER

I F YOU CANNOT TURN O F F T H E E L E C T R I C A L

P O W E R , PULL, PUSH, OR LIFT THE PERSON TO

S A F E T Y USING A WOODEN POLE OR A ROPE OR

S O M E OTHER INSULATING MATERIAL

S E N D FOR HELP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

A F T E R THE INJURED PERSON IS FREE OF

C O N T A C T WITH THE SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL

S H O C K , MOVE THE PERSON A SHORT DISTANCE

A W A Y AND IMMEDIATELY START ARTIFICIAL

RESUSCITATION