What is the recommended method to remove a victim from a live source without direct contact?

What is the recommended method to remove a victim from a live source without direct contact?

• A. Pull the victim by the hands.
• B. Form the rescue device into a loop, and slip the loop over the foot, leg, or arm of the victim (without touching the victim) to drag them away.
• C. Use a fire extinguisher.
• D. Wrap the victim in a blanket.

Answer: (B)

To remove someone from a live electrical source without direct contact, the safest method is to use a dry, nonconductive rescue tool and create a loop that can be slipped around a limb to drag the person away. By forming the rescue device into a loop and placing it around the victim’s foot, leg, or arm, you can pull them clear without touching them, keeping your body out of the path of current. This approach works because it creates a barrier between you and the live source, allowing you to apply force from a distance while avoiding creating a circuit through your body. Make sure the loop and your hands are dry, stand on a dry surface, and if possible, de-energize the source before pulling. Call for help and, if you can, use the loop to move the victim away rather than grabbing them directly. Pulling by the hands is dangerous because it can transfer current to you. A fire extinguisher isn’t designed for removing someone from an electrical source and could introduce other hazards. Wrapping the person in a blanket doesn’t remove the electrical threat and could trap current or cause burns.

To remove someone from a live electrical source without direct contact, the safest method is to use a dry, nonconductive rescue tool and create a loop that can be slipped around a limb to drag the person away. By forming the rescue device into a loop and placing it around the victim’s foot, leg, or arm, you can pull them clear without touching them, keeping your body out of the path of current.

This approach works because it creates a barrier between you and the live source, allowing you to apply force from a distance while avoiding creating a circuit through your body. Make sure the loop and your hands are dry, stand on a dry surface, and if possible, de-energize the source before pulling. Call for help and, if you can, use the loop to move the victim away rather than grabbing them directly.

Pulling by the hands is dangerous because it can transfer current to you. A fire extinguisher isn’t designed for removing someone from an electrical source and could introduce other hazards. Wrapping the person in a blanket doesn’t remove the electrical threat and could trap current or cause burns.