ELECTRIC SHOCKS.
RESPIRATORY ORGANS AFFECTED.
STATEMENT AT INQUEST.
,T}y 'T degraph—Special *o Standard ) AUCKLAND, Aug. 28. The important fact that an electric shock will* affect the respiratory organs and not the heart was emphasised by Dr. Spencer Daniell at an inquest held into the death of a boy who received a fatal shock while holding an electric light extension in his hand. “In cases of this kind an attempt should be made immediately to restore the victim’s breathing, and artificial respiration should be applied at once,” Dr Daniell stated.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 230, 28 August 1929, Page 7
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89ELECTRIC SHOCKS. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 230, 28 August 1929, Page 7
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