Caelyn's Shock

This evening, Caelyn had an electric shock. She is tall and her friend Samantha had a blown light bulb in the kitchen, but because Samantha is short and couldn't reach the fitment, Caelyn offered to do it. As she touched the blown bulb to remove it from the fitment, there was a bang and she fell to the floor and was unconscious for a short while.

She has a burn on her finger. The whole of the left side of her body is sore, the hand is tingling and her left foot is painful. She had hearing problems which did not last long but she still feels "spaced out" and nauseous.

I told Nigel what to look out for. As it is Sunday night, there isn't much hope of getting medical advice so we decided that the current was fairly low volt, the effects of the shock were transient, and she would be better off at home in her own bed to recover from the fright as much as anything else. Nigel is sorting Wendy out and he knows what to watch Caelyn for. If he is worried, he knows to call the doctor. Caelyn has had warm sugary tea and some Rescue Remedy and has gone to bed. At this point, she is being treated for ordinary shock (as in fright, not electrocution).

I suggested that they phone their GP in the morning in case he wants to test her urine for muscle enzymes. The burn on the finger should be watched too, and a note should be made in her medical records in case of delayed changes happening.

Poor little Katie Kate! I doubt if she will touch anything electrical like that in the future until she is sure that the circuit has been shut off on the DB board.