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Got electrocuted today (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 3 weeks ago by Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/rant@lemmy.sdf.org
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Lowes hooked up a new washer/dryer combo, but when I ran it the water backed up. I went to clean it up and got electrocuted somehow.

My hand is fucked but my heart is OK, so I got out lucky. Spent the whole day in the hospital and I'm dreading the bill (thanks USA). So much for my plans of gaming over the holiday - can't do much with one hand.

The breaker to that room is off and I'm keeping the pets out until an electrician can come.

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[-] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 3 weeks ago

You should always go to the hospital after a decent shock to make sure you're good

My dad worked with electricians and a dude had a heart attack a few hours after a good shock because it had slightly fucked with his rhythm or something (I ain't no heart man), from then on they enforced sending people to the DR if they got a numbing shock or worse

Same was the case when I worked in a warehouse and we only dealt with 110v

[-] parpol@programming.dev 5 points 3 weeks ago

Not to mention electrocution leads to various other organs being damaged, like the kidneys, so OP might want to make a full health check.

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