On 29/07/2014 15:40, Nightjar "cpb"@ insert my surname here wrote:
On 29/07/2014 11:24, newshound wrote:
On 28/07/2014 10:39, Robin wrote:
That is the number of deaths and serious injuries in the UK every
year. Around 2.5 million people in the UK also receive a mains voltage
electric shock every year.

Figures from an Electrical Safety Council surveys which have long left
me a bit puzzled. As regards the 2.5m electric shocks, family etc I've
asked (who include people in work and retired, people with young
children, people in rented accommodation etc) don't seem to get shocks
at that rate. So I wonder who/where they are. And as regards "serious
in jury", they define that to include "severe pain" (and all whether or
not medical treatment required).


Once in 20 years among the adult population does not seem wildly out to
me. Especially if you include "tingles" from wet appliances, and even
more static shocks to those who cannot differentiate. But I do wonder
where the statistic comes from.

Probably they got somebody like Mori to carry out a poll, asking a
number of statistically average people and extrapolating from that.

Possibly a few stats from A&E departments as well...


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Cheers,

John.

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