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Electrical Injuries
Prevention of Electrical Injuries
Electrical devices that touch or may be touched by the body should be properly insulated, grounded, and incorporated into circuits containing protective circuit-breaking equipment. Ground-fault circuit breakers, which trip when as little as 5 milliamperes (mA) of current leaks to ground, are effective and readily available. Outlet guards reduce risk in homes with infants or young children. To avoid injury from current that jumps (arcing injury), poles and ladders should not be used near high-voltage power lines. 