We Are Painting So We Removed The Outlet Cover, But Kept The Plastic Plug Ins

Posted on Thu, 3 Sep 2020

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Question : We are painting so we removed the outlet cover, but kept the plastic plug ins. He touched around the outlet and got shocked. He shook a little and started crying. It’s been an hour and he’s acting normal.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Seems like there are no serious injuries.

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to "Ask a Doctor " service.

I have read your query.

Since there are no signs to support serious electrical shock ( such as burns, loss of consciousness, trauma from hitting ir falling, etc.) you should be worried about anything serious.

Low voltage electricity ( less than 500 volts ) doesn't cause any serious damage in people.

From the picture, the wires are not exposed, so, any direct contact with the wire seems unlikelly.

In conclusion, I don't think that there is any serious damage.

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