Awareness of Lightning Dangers Could Prevent Injury / Death

• If you're close enough to the storm to hear thunder, you're most likely close enough to be struck by lightning. Seek shelter immediately.
• Do not seek shelter under trees, picnic or rain shelters, or in open-frame vehicles.
• Don't plug in or unplug anything electrical during the storm.
• Don't use corded telephones - phone use is the number one cause of indoor lightning injuries in the United States.Avoid contact with water, pipes, washers or dryers.
• If you can't find shelter in a building or in a closed-frame vehicle, keep your feet together and sit on the ground away from water, high ground, or open spaces.
• If a person is struck by lightning, call 911 and care for the victim immediately. You can not be harmed by touching the victim after he or she has been struck.

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