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ianhutchings100  
#1 Posted : 20 October 2016 11:33:16(UTC)
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ianhutchings100

Hi everyone

We are advising clients on the pros and cons of having defibrillators and advise a client with a large number of car dealerships/workshops.  There is an increase in work on electric cars, but the hazards related to the work are quite tightly controlled.  There may be some peripheral risks related to valeting and accident repair.

Has anyone else come across this issue and drawn any clear conclusions on risk related specifically to work on electric vehicles? 

Thanks in advane

Ian

Invictus  
#2 Posted : 20 October 2016 13:06:38(UTC)
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Invictus

Wouldn't just throwing him back into the car get his heart started.

O'Donnell54548  
#3 Posted : 20 October 2016 13:30:28(UTC)
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O'Donnell54548

Do not wish to appera pedantic, but the shock from an AED does not start the heart it stops it from fibulating.

Invictus  
#4 Posted : 20 October 2016 13:43:21(UTC)
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Invictus

Aah well stupid me, so would throwing him in the car if his heart was fibilating, would that work?

HeO2  
#5 Posted : 22 October 2016 06:43:18(UTC)
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HeO2

There are approx. 30,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests in the U.K. every year. Less than 10% of these victims survive to be discharged home. Many of these cardiac arrests occur in the workplace, and though bystander CPR is required to keep you in a shockable rhythm, it is is very very unlikely to prevent the victim from dying. An AED gives a victim the best chance of a good outcome. So it all comes down to your first aid needs risk asssessment. Working with electricity could potentially result In a cardiac arrest. Your distance from the professional medical help may also be an issue. They're not expensive, and training is not onerous. Any further info you require Just shout. Phil
johnmurray  
#6 Posted : 23 October 2016 13:45:11(UTC)
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johnmurray

I fail to see that an all-electric vehicle would be different from the ones we have now...

The energy contained within a CDI sytem is easily sufficient to cause a fatal accident.

Ditto for the voltage within a Xenon lighting system.

Both of which are standard.

And an AED would doubtless by useful in "re-starting" a heart where electrocution/electric-shock had caused ventricular fibrillation.

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