In Vestavia Hills, Alabama this week, a six-year-old girl suffered second degree burns and third degree burns when she came in contact with an electrical transformer that powered the lighting at a large athletic complex. The girl was at the athletic complex to watch her older brother play soccer. But…
A few weeks ago in Kinston, NC, a utility worker was injured badly after 7,200 volts of electricity traveled through his body when he came in contact with an underground power wire. The worker, whose name was not released at press time, was working to fix a power outage when…
Treatment: If it is possible shut of the electrical current from its source. Call for medical help. If the current can’t be turned off, use a non conducting object such as a wooden broom, rug, and chair to push the victim away from the source of the current. Don’t use…
Electrical burns are burns that happen when a person is directly exposed to an electrical current, they can cause extensive damage to internal organs. Potential causes: Children poking metal object like a knife in an electrical outlet, sucking, chewing, or biting an electrical cord. Accidental contact with exposed parts of…