Re: DON'T get killed!! - Re: Somewhat off topic. Neon gas tubes..

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Original poster: <dgoodfellow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Looking at the CPSC web site, I found that there are about 500 to 800 
people per year who are electrocuted from consumer (houshold) 
electronics. Seems hard to believe, but that is their statistics.

http://www.cpsc.gov/LIBRARY/shock95.pdf

Dave Goodfellow


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Subject: DON'T get killed!! - Re: Somewhat off topic. Neon gas tubes..


> Original poster: Terry Fritz <vardin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi,
>
> While requesting info for the Tesla coil death list:
>
> http://hot-streamer.com/TeslaCoils/Misc/Deaths.txt
>
> I got two folks wondering about people killed with "just" Neon Sign 
> Transformers...  They did not make "this" list since they were not 
> doing Tesla coils.  One was a high school kid doing Jacob's ladders...
>
> Be very assured that a LOT of people have been killed by 
> NSTs!!!  Don't go getting careless out there!!!
>
> BTW - A large number of people have been killed by car ignition 
> circuits (conventional and HEI) too!!!  All it takes is a "bad" day...
>
> Cheers,
>
>         Terry
>
>
> At 07:43 PM 10/4/2005, you wrote:
> > Bill
> >
> > I believe you're talking about repolarization during the T wave and 
> > it's a current related thing.
> >
> > Without a defibulator around maybe a good chest thump is in 
> > order.  Then a 911 call and vigorous CPR.
> >
> > > If the rising edge of the current should hit you at the exact right time
> > > in the QRST heart waveform, it can stop your heart (trigger fibrillation.)
> >
> > Stork