3. Check for bleeding and bone
fractures.
4. Treat electric burns by immersion into water.
5. Send for medical help urgently.
6. If you cannot turn the current off, use a dry implement made of
non-conductive material - like a broom or chair - to separate him
from the 'live' apparatus. Act quickly.
7. When the victim is free, check that he is breathing. He may need
artificial respiration, if he has stopped breathing.
8. If the victim's heartbeat is not felt, then if no result are achieved
perform heart massage. (Place a palm of your left hand on the
sternum and press it with your right hand. Then press the victim's
chest. Four pushes should be followed by one artificial respiration
attempt.
9.If the victim's breathing and heart beat recovers, lay him on his
stomach, turn his head to one side and draw up the arm and leg of
that side, i.e. place the victim in the recovery position.
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