How does it beat the current?

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The discovery of electricity is not only a greatthe attainment of humanity, but often a big evil for a living organism. In life, many situations of electric shock can occur. Therefore, it is worthwhile to know the basics of how a person's current beats to determine it in time and try to help.

Feeling of a person with an electric shock

People who survived an electric shock, just can notdescribe their feelings, but they agree that there is not much pleasant in this process. This applies to small electrical shock, which affects the outer layers of living tissue.
If we talk about strong tension, then the consequences from it will be much more serious, and the pain will manifest itself to a much greater extent.
At the moment when the body beats the current, the personshaking electric discharge, piercing the whole body. Passing through living tissues, it affects the internal organs, can even lead to clotting of blood, which can cause the formation of blood clots in the vessels.
If the discharge lasts a very long time, this can cause a fatal outcome.

On various electronic resources, you can nowto find a lot of fact-finding materials about how the current beats, videos from the scene. Perhaps such information will allow a person who witnessed such an accident to recognize in a timely manner the cause of such a condition of a victim of electric current, to protect himself and provide all possible assistance. A living organism serves as an excellent conductor between electricity and earth, so do not go close to the victim. Providing assistance, you need to attend to the presence of rubber gloves, boots, which will become an obstacle for the passage of current. But the most important thing is to try to unplug the wires as soon as possible: pull them out of the power supply network or cut them with an ax with a wooden handle. After this, the victim should be laid, the place of entry and exit of the electrical discharge (usually the palms), rinse, grease with ointment or cream, and immediately call a doctor. More detailed information you can find in the article: "Why does it shock?".