CHAPTER 2.6 Electric Shock—What to Do When It Occurs
ANNE DEVINE
Medtronic Emergency Repsonse Systems Redmond, Washington
CLIFFORD D. FERRIS
University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming
INTRODUCTION
This chapter deals with electrical shock—an explana-tion of how it occurs in the body and some of the newer techniques (e.g., automated external defibrilla-tors [AEDs]) to revive a victim of electrical shock. It is important, must-read material for all broadcast engi-neers and anyone who may encounter an electrical shock victim. In this chapter, Anne Devine discusses the immediate treatment using an AED, then Clifford D. Ferris provides general information about electrical shock.
POST-SHOCK CARE FOR AN UNCONSCIOUS VICTIM
In the case of an unconscious, unresponsive ...
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