should not use hand phone in rainstorm
 Striking lighting is risk threaten people who use hand phone in rainstorm, English doctors warn.
PhD Swinda and other senior doctors in London have warned about a 15 year old girl was stroked by lighting while was using hand phone at large park in city in rainstorm.
This girl is heart attacked in a short while but recovering after that. Although many people witness the striking of thunder, she can not remember about this accident.
Due to some problems in her awareness, body, however, she must use wheelchair one year later and feel drumbeat strike into her left ear which she use hand phone.
Doctors at hospital Northwick Park in north-west London told that they find 3 articles mention people died by striking lighting while using hand phone outside. Three accidents happen in China in 2005, Korea in 2004 and Malaysia in 1999.
However, there is no similar case used to acknowledge in medical record.
"This rare phenomenon is the problem of community health and training about its high risk is necessary", Esprit said.
Because lighting always choose the easiest way to the ground people is standing and using hand phone (may be wet at that time) seem to create path with a little resistance.
Up to now, either countries do not have standards or have but unclear in this problem. The Australian standard in protecting striking lightning warn people walk outside in rainstorm should not use wireless phone, hand phone or even bringing them.
While the USA weather service office declare on their web site two project are secure because "there is no path link directly you and lightning".
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