A person with serious electrical injury should be moved only when _______.

A person with serious electrical injury should be moved only when _______.

• A. They are in immediate danger
• B. There is no danger at all
• C. After the circuit is restored
• D. After a supervisor approves

Answer: (A)

Move them only when there is immediate danger to their life. If the person is in peril—such as a fire, the risk of being drawn into water, or other hazards—taking action to remove them from the danger is necessary, but only if you can do so without becoming injured yourself. If you can safely de-energize the electrical source or separate them with a non-conductive object, that should be done to eliminate the risk before handling them. If there is no urgent threat, stay with the person and call for medical help; moving them could cause additional harm, and the priority is to avoid adding injury while waiting for professionals.

Move them only when there is immediate danger to their life. If the person is in peril—such as a fire, the risk of being drawn into water, or other hazards—taking action to remove them from the danger is necessary, but only if you can do so without becoming injured yourself. If you can safely de-energize the electrical source or separate them with a non-conductive object, that should be done to eliminate the risk before handling them. If there is no urgent threat, stay with the person and call for medical help; moving them could cause additional harm, and the priority is to avoid adding injury while waiting for professionals.