By poorly insulated Wires

By ungrounded electrical equipment

By using electrical equipment while in

contact with water

By being stuck by lightening

An electric shock can have no injury at all

Burns(which are the most comman)

Cardiac arrest due to the electric effect on

the heart

Muscle, nerve and destruction from a current

passing through the body

Death(electrocution)

Type of current

AC and DC

Amount of current

Voltage and Ampere

High and low frequency

Duration of contact

Surface area of contact or electrical field strength

Overall health of person

Change in alertness(conciousness)

Broken bones

Heart attack(chest, arm,neck,jaw)

Headache

Problem with swallowing, vision, hearing

Irregular heartbeat

Muscle spam and fail

Numbness and tingling

Breathing problems and lung failure

Seizures

Skin burns

Electrocardiogram

Complete blood count

Urine test for muscle enzymes

X-ray

CT Scan

Diconnect the power supply,don’t even touch the victim until you are sure that the power supply is turned off.

Be especially careful in wet areas such as bathroom as water conducts electricity supply.

If the current cant be turned off, use a non-conducting object such as broom, chair, rug or rubber doormat to push the person away from the source of the current.

Do not use wet or metal object, if possible stand on something dry and does not conduct electricity, such as rubber doormat or folded newpapers.

Don’t touch the person with your bare hands

if the body is still touching the source of

electricity.

Don’t apply ice,

butter,ointments,medication,fluffy cotton

dressings or adhesive bandages.

Don’t remove dead skin or break bilsters if

the person has been burned.

Check for a person’s response and

breathing. it may be necessary to commence

cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR).

Talk calmly and reassuringly to the person.

Be calm and don’t panic

Don’t forget to call ambulance in the mean

time.

Examine patient completely, including for

treatment injuries.

Resuscitation

Analgesia

Wound care

Cardiac monitoring for 6 to 12 hours for

patient

In addition to burn injuries, AC can freeze the patient’s hand to the current source, while DC can throw the patient causing injury.

Although skin burns saverity does not predict the degree of internal damage is more savere if the skin has low resistance.

Refer patients with significant electrical burns to a specialized burns unit and if significant internal damage is suspected, begin fluid resuscitation.