electric shock

The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia;      254 words ......Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 electric shock, a damaged physical state caused by electric current passing through the body...with exposed parts of electric circuits in home appliances...United States die from electric shock each year. The damage...the intensity of the ...

Health Midlands: Our daughter had an electric shock Ask Alan Your child...

Birmingham Mail;  April 10, 2007 ;     230 words ...Q Our daughter received an electric shock the other day but seems OK. Should...about long-term effects? A No. An electric current is a serious risk to life at a surprisingly...killed in the home each year through electric shock is relatively small, being dwarfed...over and not through ...

Health Midlands: Our daughter had an electric shock; Ask Alan Your child...

Birmingham Mail (England);  April 10, 2007 ;     233 words ......Alan Q Our daughter received an electric shock the other day but seems OK. Should...about long-term effects? A No. An electric current is a serious risk to life at a surprisingly...killed in the home each year through electric shock is relatively small, being dwarfed...over and not ...

UK GOVERNMENT: New poster highlights safe procedures fo for dealing with...

M2 Presswire;  September 23, 1999 ;     274 words ......highlights safe procedures for dealing with electric shock casualties (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...poster 'Emergency procedures for an electric shock casualty' to take into account the...Resuscitation Council. The new poster, 'Electric shock: first aid procedures,' provides basic...

Ministers to consider electric shock collar ban

Evening News - Scotland;  September 8, 2007 ;     125 words ...ELECTRIC shock collars used to help train dogs could be outlawed by the Scottish...mainly used on dogs, but also sometimes on cats and horses - pass an electric current or electric impulse through the skin of the animal wearing it. Animal...

Vic: Electric shock did cause swimmer Hanson's collapse

AAP General News (Australia);  June 28, 2007 ;     449 words ......General News (Australia) 06-28-2007 Vic: Electric shock did cause swimmer Hanson's collapse...Duncan MELBOURNE, June 28 AAP - An electric shock was the cause of champion Australian...released. Her sister Jade also suffered an electric shock. Ken Gardner, director of energy safety...

NSW: Boy dies after receiving electric shock

AAP General News (Australia);  December 2, 2002 ;     104 words ......0000 NSW: Boy dies after receiving electric shock SYDNEY, Dec 2 AAP - A 13-year-old boy...central coast after he received an electric shock while climbing a pool fence. Witnesses...yesterday when he appeared to receive an electric shock. Bystanders carried out CPR until emergency...

Vic:Worker falls from cherry picker after electric shock

AAP General News (Australia);  May 22, 2002 ;     112 words ......Worker falls from cherry picker after electric shock WorkCover has launched an investigation...an overhead line worker received an electric shock before falling 5 metres from a cherrypicker...today. She says the man received an electric shock and was thrown from the cherrypicker...

Vic: Swimmer Brooke Hanson recovers from apparent electric shock

AAP General News (Australia);  June 17, 2007 ;     496 words ......Brooke Hanson recovers from apparent electric shock By Jamie Duncan MELBOURNE, June 17...after what witnesses described as an electric shock. Hanson, 29, collapsed after climbing...nothing there that could have caused an electric shock," Mr Guthrie-Jones told AAP. "That...

NSW: Man critical after electric shock

AAP General News (Australia);  March 13, 2001 ;     104 words ......03-13-2001 NSW: Man critical after electric shock A 43-year-old man is in a critical condition after suffering an electric shock apparently while repairing his...spokesman says he received an electric shock and it appears he'd been working...

Worker hit by electric shock.(News)

Birmingham Mail (England);  December 8, 2007 ;     142 words ......from his ladder after suffering an electric shock while attempting to fix a floodlight...electrocuted him. As a result of the electric shock, he fell off the ladder he was standing...the potentially serious nature of the electric shock. He was stable but he had suspected...

Worker hit by electric shock

Birmingham Mail;  December 8, 2007 ;     143 words ......from his ladder after suffering an electric shock while attempting to fix a floodlight...electrocuted him. "As a result of the electric shock, he fell off the ladder he was standing...the potentially serious nature of the electric shock. "He was stable but he had suspected...

QLD: Electric shock victim wins medal for rescue attempt

AAP General News (Australia);  August 22, 1999 ;     121 words ......News (Australia) 08-22-1999 QLD: Electric shock victim wins medal for rescue attempt...rescue of a man who'd suffered an electric shock and burns on the train -- and himself received a severe electric shock. He'll receive Australia's fourth-highe...

Vic:Worker falls from cherrypicker after electric shock

AAP General News (Australia);  May 22, 2002 ;     139 words ......Worker falls from cherrypicker after electric shock MELBOURNE, May 22 AAP - An overhead...from a cherrypicker after receiving an electric shock. WorkCover is investigating the incident...Ms Branagh said the man received an electric shock and was thrown from the cherrypicker...

Qld: Pedestrians still risk electric shock at traffic lights

AAP General News (Australia);  December 18, 2006 ;     257 words ......Qld: Pedestrians still risk electric shock at traffic lights BRISBANE...Pedestrians could be at risk of electric shock if they press the buttons...Coast pedestrian received an electric shock after using one in July. Main...