AccuWeather:
Being struck by lightning can have a profound effect on the body but in other ways than you might think.
“Lots of things happen to the body [when struck by lightning]. It really depends how you’re struck,” said Dr. David Claypool, a staff physician at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
“What happens really depends on how much force you take, whether directly or indirectly,” he said.
A direct lightning strike is when the bolt of lightning comes down from the sky directly into a person’s body. An indirect strike occurs when the person catches the shock from a secondary source, like when standing under a tree or a pavilion.
The effects on the body can vary. Eyesight or hearing may be adversely affected, Claypool said, due to the loud clap of the thunder and the bright flash from the lightning. A person could be temporarily blinded or rupture an eardrum.
Additionally, the heart could go into cardiac arrest. If a person is unresponsive after being struck, it’s urgent they get CPR immediately.
Often, the lightning can cause respiratory arrest, and the impacted person can have an oxygen-related injury from not breathing. more here
@BigFurHat hates lightning more than bikes.
The secret to not getting struck by lightning when you are golfing is to not take a full backswing.
Mr. Pinko, if that’s the case, then he shouldn’t have moved to Florida. Although they don’t compare to North Dakota storms, they are still very impressive.
If there are no cars or houses to get in and you can’t go under a pavilion or tree, implies it’s safest to stand in an open field, or maybe lay down? What would you do if stuck in nature with a thunderstorm?
I used to caddie on a well plumbed golf course. I’d drop the bags in the fairway and head to the rough under trees. Apparently that is wrong. And usually got stiffed on the tip.
Friend of mine was hit by lightning long before the actual storm rolled in. Lost both his arms just below the elbow – where the charge exited.
Shocking! Electrifying!
Most don’t survive the blast.
First Aid is academic.
doesn’t do much for the back of your trousers, either.
If you are caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron.
Lee Trevino
Our little acre has been struck 6 times in 49 years. Once, while holding a spoon out to drop into the sink (direct line to the tree that was struck), I felt the shock go right up my right arm. Scary stuff.
Lightening once forked and struck on tow of the sides of DH’s golf party of 4 on the green. Scary stuff.
Wait… You mean… I don’t become a superhero?… What a gyp!!!
@Mule, just keep on the lookout for a radioactive spider. Or a massive Gamma Ray accident.
Or volunteer for a super secret Science Experiment.
Girl I use to work with,her sister was out jogging
lost all her teeth,she survived just fine otherwise.
Rough to have dentures in your mid 20’s.
We haven’t had any lightening in our area since I gave away my 1 IRON!!!
Usually you need your heart restarted.
I’ve heard golf courses get hit a lot
@TheMule
Try Yelling Covfefe
Pay no attention to any of this nonsense, Barack. Satan made you invincible. Fore!
that explains Bad Brad!
Don’t take a shower or use the sink. People have died from in-rush current through electrical lines that find water lines as a path to ground via the water heater.
Living rent free.
If your car is struck by lightening don’t get out. It could have a residual charge that may electrocute you as you step to the ground. Don’t let anyone touch the car. Call 911 to get someone qualified to help.
Is this current information?
Look for Loud Thunder and Puddles
OK, thanks. Important safety tip, avoid lightning. Got it.
I got a moderate shock from my ham radio
antenna.I was trying to disconnect it from
the radio when I saw lightning flash about
a mile away.The voltage was induced onto my
antenna array thru the magnetic wave generated
by the lightning.20 minutes later my wife passed
after a 2 year battle with stage 4 melanoma and then a huge double rainbow appeared in the sky.Her suffering was over and she was with GOD.
RADIOATIONMAN/HAM/CB/AM/FM/SSB
Dang. I can’t even imagine.
Football player took a bolt in the helmet and out his leg. High school practice in the 1970’s. DRT.
When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors.