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Yoicks. Sure hope EMTs are being advised of these. Cutting through a HVDC line started getting attention when Priuses became common and here we go making things
by jet_32951 5y ago
Yoicks. Sure hope EMTs are being advised of these. Cutting through a HVDC line started getting attention when Priuses became common and here we go making things worse. It would be interesting if a resident EMT were to write at length about these hazards.
- chipsa 5y agoMost HVDC lines are not going near the passenger compartment at least now (you have it in the battery compartment, but those tend to be relatively well armored now). And 800 isn’t especially worse than 400 since you need to avoid it regardless, I think.
- eliaspro 5y agoEMTs are trained in how to deal with gasoline leakage in accidents, now they're being trained how to handle high voltage systems. EVs have dedicated points to safely disconnect the HV system to allow for safe rescue operations, cutting through the chassis, etc.