A lightning strike is an emergency, a powerful electric shock, the consequences of which are difficult to predict. Cases have been recorded when a person survived after several such strikes, but in the United States alone, every year there are about a hundred deaths per thousand victims of lightning.
Instructions
Step 1
Lightning poses a danger to humans at a distance of ten kilometers or less. The rule of thirty seconds will help to calculate this distance: if less than thirty seconds have passed between the flash of light and the sound of thunder, it is necessary to urgently seek shelter.
Step 2
The likelihood of being hit by a lightning strike drops if you choose the right cover. At the first sign of a thunderstorm, identify the nearest possible and move towards it. Get away from the water. If the transition takes a long time, and a thunderstorm is approaching, remove and leave backpacks with a metal frame, do not take motorcycles and bicycles with you - lightning often strikes them, it is not safe to be near them.
Step 3
If a thunderstorm broke out while you were in a boat or a ship in the middle of a pond, do not throw yourself into the water, even if the ship has a mast: it is much less safe to be in the water. Try to get to the shore.
Step 4
Beware of tall lonely trees, poles, towers, go around them at a considerable distance - at least twenty meters. If several people are moving into the shelter, it is necessary to separate and walk at a distance of twenty to thirty meters. Call over to make sure everything is in order. If the thunderstorm has already begun, you cannot run: calmly leave the open area, take refuge in the forest or in the car, tightly closing the windows, lowering the antenna and turning off the electronics. Do not touch metal and glass while inside the car, do not use a radio.
Step 5
If you cannot leave the open area, you feel vibration, your hair is electrified, your skin tingles - urgently take the following position: sit down, put your feet together, lower your head on your chest, press your body to your knees, your hands to your body and close your ears to protect your hearing, close your eyes to avoid damaging your vision.
Step 6
If a thunderstorm finds you in the city, take refuge in any large building: it is dangerous to stand under the "fungi", at bus stops, under the canopy of booths. Disconnect your mobile phone while walking down the street: it can attract lightning.
Step 7
Most buildings in cities are equipped with a lightning rod, but if you are not sure that it is installed correctly, do not risk it: when you wait out a thunderstorm indoors, do not go to the windows, turn off electrical appliances in advance. It is dangerous to turn them off during a thunderstorm. Do not touch the sockets, bath and shower can be dangerous. The landline phone can also conduct lightning, snooze conversations.
Step 8
Do not leave the shelter earlier than half an hour after the last lightning, wait until the rain stops.
