{"id":1194,"date":"2018-10-04T05:20:59","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T05:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eapp.stlindia.com\/staging\/cmc\/?page_id=1194"},"modified":"2019-11-01T06:47:38","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T06:47:38","slug":"lightning-thunderstorm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cmc.indatasys.in\/index.php\/lightning-thunderstorm\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightning &#038; Thunderstorm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"glance_cmc\">\n<p><em><strong>Lightning claims quite a few lives and injures many every year. Take these precautions during thunderstorms:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>If caught outdoors:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>If you hear thunder 10 seconds after a lightning flash, it is only about three kilometers away. The shorter the time, the closer the lightning, so find shelter urgently:<\/li>\n<li>Seek shelter in a hardtop (metal-bodied) vehicle or solid building but avoid small open structures or fabric tents.<\/li>\n<li>Never take shelter under a small group of (or single) trees.<\/li>\n<li>If far from any shelter, crouch (low, feet together), preferably in a hollow. Remove metal objects from head\/body. Do not lie down flat but avoid being the highest object.<\/li>\n<li>If your hair stands on end or you hear buzzing from nearby rocks, fences etc. move immediately. At night, a blue glow may show if an object is about to be struck.<\/li>\n<li>Do not fly kites during thunderstorms.<\/li>\n<li>Do not handle fishing rods, umbrellas or metal rods etc.<\/li>\n<li>Stay away from metal poles, fences, clotheslines etc.<\/li>\n<li>Do not ride bicycles or travel on open vehicles.<\/li>\n<li>If driving, slow down or park away from trees, power lines, stay inside metal-bodied (hard top) vehicles or in a pucca building but do not touch any metal sections.<\/li>\n<li>If in water, leave the water immediately.<\/li>\n<li>If on a boat, go ashore to a shelter as soon as possible.<\/li>\n<li>Be sure the mast and stays of the boat are adequately secured.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>If you are indoors:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Before the storm arrives, disconnect external aerial and power leads to radios and television sets.<\/li>\n<li>Disconnect computer modems and power leads.<\/li>\n<li>Draw all curtains and keep clear of windows, electrical appliances, pipes and other metal fixtures (e.g. do not use the bath, shower, hand basin or other electric equipments).<\/li>\n<li>Avoid the use of fixed telephones. In emergencies, make brief calls (do not touch any metal, brick or concrete) and do not stand bare foot on concrete or tiled floors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>First Aid :<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Apply immediate heart massage and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to lightning victims until medical help arrives. (You won\u2019t receive a shock from the victim).<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Facts &amp; Myths:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>When struck, people do not glow or fry to a crisp but the heart and breathing are often affected.<\/li>\n<li>Only about 30% of people struck actually die and the incidence of long-term disability is low, particularly when appropriate first aid is applied promptly.<\/li>\n<li>If your clothes are wet, you are less likely to be seriously injured if struck, as most of the charge will be conducted through the wet clothes rather than your body.<\/li>\n<li>Lightning can, and often does, strike more than once in the same place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lightning claims quite a few lives and injures many every year. Take these precautions during thunderstorms: If caught outdoors: If you hear thunder 10 seconds after a lightning flash, it is only about three kilometers away. 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