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To: RetiredArmy

EMS are afraid to use jaws of life on this type of vehicles for fear of electrocution


9 posted on 06/19/2008 1:49:24 PM PDT by pennboricua
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To: pennboricua

I had to go ask my wife about this one. She’s a paramedic. She said, “Pure, unadulterated bunk”. I cleaned that quote up a bit.


50 posted on 06/19/2008 2:12:52 PM PDT by Doohickey (SSN: One ship, one crew, one screw.)
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To: pennboricua

Only if they are not trained. Otherwise they would know that they cannot get zapped prying the doors open, or frankly get zapped doing anything else with the car, other than unplugging the power cable and sticking metal blades into the plug.

Even if the battery was somehow shorted to the car, it wouldn’t be grounded, and there would be no danger.

Just as current cars have one battery wire connected to the metal frame, but you can’t even get the tiniest little shock touching the car, even though if you short out the battery you can melt through a screwdriver.


68 posted on 06/19/2008 2:31:57 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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