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Be safe! - 3rd edition - Chapter 10 - Electricity, p22

If you find someone who has been or is being electrocuted, don’t touch them with your hands. If you can, break the contact by switching off electricity at the mains or meter. Otherwise take out the plug or pull the cable free.

If you can’t reach the plug or cable, stand on something which is dry and insulating such as a wooden box, a rubber or plastic mat or a thick pile of newspapers. Use a broom, a stick or a wooden chair or stool to push the persons limbs away from the source of electricity.

Alternatively, loop a rope around the persons feet and drag them away from the source.

Once the contact is broken, check for breathing and pulse if the casualty is unconscious. Resuscitate if necessary, place in the recovery position and call 999 for an ambulance.