New-York tribune., 1909-01-03
FIRST AID FOR
ELECTRIC SHOCK
rIPO4DS INSTRUCTING
THEIR EMPLOYEES.
clo.-;p0 Them Hoe to Rescue and
Reuscifafe Persons an Contact
9TH Rail or UTe.


W a.r,7s school. Men have been taught that
ire is a risky thing to treat playfully. The
I've 5,re- king concealed in the electric rail
TI'' q, the IIrsuspecting person only when
: r. r. 80, the danger spot and drops with less
X 80, a pole-axed OK All around are such
i1s' g these IN this age of electricity. and
eA1eI.- ms know how real and imminent they are.
fsA fs..ta the men who daily are compelled TO
70 80 walk n close proximity TO this bolt Of
Forh = ,-,,5 companies are beginning 10 hold
oeA"' - the shops and along the perman ent
eS e..t , view 10 lesssuing the death toll of the
.sv,,-anil Railroad is the pioneer in the
-, - inpart electrical knowledge 10 the
-. Almost daily there can be found in ses-
imp. % q. these electrical schools Usually the
s'H - e selected for the training of the men
dlnnv. IA, 70 electrically injured victims.
u -,r.ss - s the most desirable factor in the
:, os,,,ng one whom the lightning Of the
WON -, : af1 has hit. Given a sound heart and a
o,s,it,l,ion Il does not follow that contact
~ A.. -s,1 always kills Il VIII XIII weak in
VII, VIZ = 4, ali prohabllity. IT the first shock. but
- at the right moment and in the right
=, match many q victim from the rail as
NS' y ,ifesaye~ At the sea shore, gathering
~. d-ovn!ng perscn at the right time, VIII lie
~. 20 bring him back 10 life
man steps on the electric rail and falls
4, extremely likely to fall right into the
~ -bs monster that brought him down Il
9. ,sp ar-av from The rail, and his coIstitu-
he "a - --zciartrv robust 10 withstand the first
. !. &c nrcbable that he may live TO tell how
- IN be hit by lightning. But the chances
.h.. he Will drop right across the raj. and in
-. ,os;tion viii he killed unless some one puI!s
t,-, off with the least possible delay
Nor II IS not only necessary to rescue the VIC
,,r, with ceerity, but in the rght way OF '''eIe
III 10 two victims instead Of one, for recklessly TO
la
-, I've wire gives tie woud-be rescuer power
,I shock too This IS known in q general way ana
s.T have the tenerity 10 touch man VINO : Wrlll
,r in the grip of live wire. Only those VINO are
,sucated !n the method OF rescuing such victim
,,n be depended on 10 act quickly and with the
c,u1depce that IS based absolute knowledge.
# &c 80 train such rescuers that the sessions are
held at The railroad centres
The experts who lecture at these sessions eN-
Main tLat is IS possible take hold Of man
gbo Is living across the electric rail by the back
Of his coat ana pull him quickly from the place OF
ds1ger These Instructors also teach the men how
10 remove their own coats. place them carefully
beneath the body Of The man on The rail and raise
lin from the contact with the electric current
They show how 10 Use a wooden lever to lift the
body from The rail ana how to utilize the articles
that are sure 10 be lying around a railroad yard
10 effect a quick rescue. one Of the most essen
tsl things in rescuing a man from contact with
j.
tsrous thing TO Go. and the men are taught how 10
dor in simple way. A coat IS often the handIest
article arallatle Two coats are necessary as Il
rre The men ara taught TO remove their coats
and make rope OF them. Then standing each side
Of the live wire. holding the coats between them,
the two rescuers catch The Wire IN the rope thus
made and drag tie dangling death out of The
Ezy Of the senseIess person on the ground
Having broken the contact with the wire, the
ae1t thing is to eude4vor restore life to the un-
conscious form, The Iaen are taught the neces-
fa-y movements % coax the futtering heart back
70 action IN Tie first movement the patient is
placed fat his back with a folded coat under
his shoulders so as TO allow his head TO fall back
his clothing being Ioosened at the neck and waist
and his sleeves and trousers rolled up Before
anything further j. done the PATIENTS mouth IS
examined II h. had a piece of tobacco or gum
il his mouth al the time of the accident. OF II
his false teeth Of the plate variety Il Is well
to Zee that he not choking death. Ice Is then
rubbed On the spine and The chest tapped with
doth.
While this = being some the arms brought
sweeping motion from the side Of the chest
70 line straight with the body until they meet
0Ter tie head. IN the next movement the arms
are forcbly pulled - Ire same time that the
tongue Is pulled out and down over the lower
teeth, completing full inspiration. In The next
u9Tenert the arms are brought down in a straight
Inc to tn side OF chest walls IN the next move
nett the arms firmly pressed over the lower
Has TO exDel The ar drawn IN by the previous
'peFelons, thus completing the work OF restoring
respiration.
One Of the side lessons Taught ~ these school
sessions IS the way 10 use 4 hose when live
we Is IL proximity. or when the presence OF a
Nv Nlre Is feared al a fr-. The men are educated
10 Judge distance when using the hose and the in
4VnSlon Is impaired that water played on live
'as is dangerous only when the water IS impure
v hs distance sufficiently great Thus Il has
Ssl proved by actual experiment that The volt
sss O. an electric current that travels through Il
tIteH Of water 10 The man who IS directing II
-en distance Of seven feet i've inches i only
IilS, az four feet nine inches il IS forty-eight
wa at three feet seven inches seventy volts,
eAl a. tTo feet eighty volts, counting the origina!
0lfent al 80 volts IL each instance. Therefore.
me Il Would be unpleasant to use hose on a
I've wire under such conditions the danger to life
so1d be Nil
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