DANGER OFLIVE WIRES.

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 305, 12 September 1929, Page 4

DANGER OFLIVE WIRES.

WARNING TO PUBLIC. Resuscitation Measures. Reference to recent fatalities caused through the handling of electrical extensions was made by Mr. F. Strange, chairman of the Thames Valley Power Board, at last week's meeting. Mr. Strange said that every possible means should be adopted for warning the public against the danger, and the board's chief engineer, Mr. N. G. McLeod, would no doubt do all in his power in that direction. Mr. McLeod said that all the board's troublemen were licensed wiremen, and each man working as a wireman was given full instructions as to the methods to adopt in case of shock. It was very necessary that people should know that in case of contact with a live wire resusci- . tation should be continued till rigor mortis set in. In cases reported in the press it had only been carried on for half-an-hour, but efforts should not cease for at least four hours. Some did not know that life could be brought back at the end of that time. Even when life appeared to be extinct resuscitation measures should be continued. In one case on record breathing was restored after eight hours. This could not be too heavily stressed. The chairman said that one reason for his bringing the matter up was to warn those who had extension wires in their houses. ,