| Document ID (ISN) | 53379 |
| CIS number |
90-606 |
| ISBN(s) |
3-7303-0051-2 |
| Year |
1987 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Kupfer J., Funke K., Erkens R. |
| Title |
Electricity as an accident cause |
| Original title |
Elektrischer Strom als Unfallursache [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
Verlag Tribüne Berlin, Am Treptower Park 28/30, 1193 Berlin, German Democratic Republic, 1st edition, 1987. 292p. Illus. 417 ref. Price: DDM 19.50. |
| Abstract |
Starting off with some statistical data on electrical accidents, legal provisions and technological measures for the prevention of accidents are described. Human and environmental factors in electrical accident causation are discussed. Training and fitness tests are included. Physiological reactions and pathological consequences of electrical shock are discussed in detail as well as first-aid treatment by laymen and physicians. A chapter on the assessment of electrical accidents is added. Useful to engineers, safety personnel and physicians. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
electricity; electrical accidents; first aid |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
electrical insulation; work near electric lines; electrical capacitance of body; German Democratic Republic; work on electrical equipment; manuals; electrical safety; electric shock; electrical resistance of body; human behaviour |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Electricity
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Electrical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Electricity
First aid and emergency organization
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