DIY Electrician Gets Electrocuted

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Cambodia News (Phnom Penh): At 9:40 pm on August 8, 2021, a 50-year-old self-taught electrician whose name's Hou, was electrocuted in Porsenchey, and then fell to his death into a water tank on the ground floor of a neighbor's house where he was hired to set up the electrical wiring.

According to the victim's family, the victim was found unconscious and pale. So, they decide to cover the victim's body with sand for an hour in an attempt to revive him before taking him to the Lok Song Hospital.
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Unfortunately, he was already dead before arriving at the hospital. The victim was taken back home and his death was reported to the authorities for his death and funeral.
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I'm not a doctor by any means so can someone please explain to me how the whole "revival by sand castle" works?
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Should have known it was a Cambodian thing lol, indeed they have some interesting ideas in these parts.
Doctors warn that Cambodians should stop burying sand when an arm or leg is electrocuted. May slow down the healing process and may lead to amputation of the arm or leg for the safety of the patient.
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ItWasntMe wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:28 am I'm not a doctor by any means so can someone please explain to me how the whole "revival by sand castle" works?
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Burying electrified victims in sand? This story would be just at as much at home in the Khmer logic thread.

RIP to the guy.
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ItWasntMe wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:28 am I'm not a doctor by any means so can someone please explain to me how the whole "revival by sand castle" works?
It is an effective way to "earth" an electrocution victim, especially if you do it for an hour after they suffer cardiac arrest. :?
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