Lowes hooked up a new washer/dryer combo, but when I ran it the water backed up. I went to clean it up and got electrocuted somehow.

My hand is fucked but my heart is OK, so I got out lucky. Spent the whole day in the hospital and I’m dreading the bill (thanks USA). So much for my plans of gaming over the holiday - can’t do much with one hand.

The breaker to that room is off and I’m keeping the pets out until an electrician can come.

  • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    You should always go to the hospital after a decent shock to make sure you’re good

    My dad worked with electricians and a dude had a heart attack a few hours after a good shock because it had slightly fucked with his rhythm or something (I ain’t no heart man), from then on they enforced sending people to the DR if they got a numbing shock or worse

    Same was the case when I worked in a warehouse and we only dealt with 110v

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      Not to mention electrocution leads to various other organs being damaged, like the kidneys, so OP might want to make a full health check.