Getting electrocuted in the KOW

Stiliko · Post by **Stiliko** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:37 pm

So is there any real benefit to burying someone in sand after electrocution? Any? Usually there’s some basis in fact for these folk remedies. It beats me tho

bucknaked · Post by **bucknaked** » Fri Oct 16, 2020 5:54 am

I do know that if it's fatal they bury people in the sand, just significantly deeper...

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andy1 · Post by **andy1** » Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:08 am

when someone gets electrocuted the body heats up, In extreme cases it actually gets cooked, so burying in sand cools the body.

Doc67 · Post by **Doc67** » Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:49 am

If you survive the shock without going into cardiac arrest, you will most likely survive the entire experience.

The burns caused by the shock are another matter and need treating just like any other burns, but if the burns are very severe due to a large and prolonged shock, then you are probably going to be dead from the shock in the first place. But, if not, your burns can still kill you if not treated properly. They might still do for you anyway.

Getting buried in filthy sand with an open burn wound is not going to improve your prognosis.