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Author
Browne, G.
Title
Electrical Safety and Firefighters.
Coporate
Weehawken Fire Dept., NJ
Journal
Fire Engineering, Vol. 149, No. 4, 76-83,88-89, April 1996
Keywords
fire fighters | electrical shock | burns (injuries) | gloves
Identifiers
hot sticks (insulated poles); lineman's gloves (rubber and leather); contact with both wires of a power source; contact with one live wire and the electrical ground; underground metallic object that becomes "hot" while the person is in contact with the ground