I understand you get a bit of warning before the actual strike: your hair stands on end for a moment or something like that. During that moment, is there a position one should assume that might minimize burn damage?
David Perich -----Original Message----- From: Adrian The Larrikin Bonham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 1:04 AM To: David; [email protected] Subject: RE: [RR] Safety and numbers. On 1 Aug 2005 at 23:19, David wrote: > I read several years ago (or maybe they told it to me in First-Aid/CPR > class) that 95% of people who get struck by lightening could be saved if > only there were someone there to do CPR. I don't know if that's true or if > they just pulled that number out of the air. > David Perich It is true. The lightning causes the heart to start fibutlating. If CPR is started within 8 mintutes the person can survive. I am saying this as a qualified First Aid instrustor. The burns caused by lightning are where it hits the person and here it earths. Adrian Bonham St. Johns' Australia Penrith Division _______________________________________________ The Golden Rule is my daily rule. To send mail to everyone on the RangerNet mailing list, send it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Only list members may post. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit http://lists.rangernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rangernet
