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04/04/2016
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Making electricity
Increase the number of deaths of children up to five years shock elétrico.Os data are from the Brazilian Association of Awareness to the Dangers of Electricity (Abracopel) and point out that 32 child deaths were recorded between 0 and 5 years last year. According to the institution, an increase of over 50% compared to 2014 when 20 deaths were recorded.
About care to avoid shocks, the magazine Brasilia program of the National Radio of Brasilia, spoke with Electrical engineer, Ilton Moreno. He believes that children are now more exposed to the dangers of electricity because they are using every day early electronic devices, such as phones and tablets. "So the time to recharge, on and off, the crinças end up having contact with electrical outlets. And with disabilities in electrical installations, this contact is more dangerous by both the devices, such as contact with the outlets," says .
The engineer explains that any shock above 50 volts can now kill.
"When this electrical current is a way for the body of people in general and children in particular, through the heart, the cardio-respiratory system, this voltage above 50 volts is already potentially dangerous and can lead to death.
But he also recalls that the shocks are completely preventable, just that simple precautions are taken and the use of protectors made of those that are not being used, do not leave loose ends and not leave close to taken items that draw attention of children.
Listen to the tips of the electrical engineer on the dangers of sockets and electronic devices in this interview to the magazine Brasilia, with presentation of Miguelzinho Martins, the National Radio of Brasilia.
Source: EBC
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