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Wednesday 10 June 2015

Preventing Electrical Injuries

       Preventing Electrical  Injuries

Injuries from electricity and electrical appliances can harm you and also kill you. There are many different ways for you to get electrical injuries.


When you get electrocuted you may get hurt. That’s why you have to be 1 metre away from hot appliances.  Make sure that your kids are away from cords and  ovens before they get burned.


There are many ways to prevent electrical injuries. Replace missing or broken wall plates because it protects your fingers from the electricity wires. You have to do a thorough check for electrical wires before cutting through the wall because any time that the tools makes contact with electrical  lines  the person holding the tools is likely to be shock.


When you get electrical injuries, there are many kind of injuries you can get.  You can get burns, scars and other injuries.  Your burns and scars can get really worse if you don’t get a cream or go to your doctor. You also can get paralysis. You may also die from electrical injuries, so keep talking to your doctor about the injuries you have before you die.


Make sure that electricity and water don’t meet because you can get hurt. So make sure baby's or little kids don’t tip water from any electrical appliances because they will get hurt.  Make sure you repair and replace cords before baby's touch them. Look after cords carefully.


Never leave appliances hot like irons because you don’t know children can touch them and then they get burn. So make sure after you use it that it’s not warm before you put it away. When you are at home make sure you keep an eye on what you are doing.  When you're at school make sure the teachers plug the cords into the plate on the wall.
          So if you want to be safe and live remember to turn everything off after you use it, keep an eye on what you are doing, look after cords and also make sure that your kids don’t drink water besides cords.
    Take care when using electricity it has the power to kill you.

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