In New York, lightning hit three people.

During a thunderstorm, lightning struck three men, two of whom were playing football in Queens Park, police said.

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According to the police, two men, 30 and 42, were playing football in Flushing Meadows Park when lightning struck them. The incident occurred around 19: 30 on Tuesday, 7 August.

One of the witnesses in Flushing-Meadows said that a group of men played football six by six when a thunderstorm began. Many fled to the shelter, and when they turned around, they saw two men on the ground, and other players called for help.

“You see two guys laying on the ground, and the guy runs towards us, asking us to call the police in Spanish,” said Andrew Graneros, who was working nearby. “There was a goalkeeper, he was just lying on the ground, and a defender was standing next to him, while people were running away from them.”

The police were in the park nearby and were able to quickly arrive at the call.

At first, the victims were taken to Elmhurst Hospital, and then 30-year-old Giovanni Astoudillo was transferred in critical condition to the Jacobi Medical Center. He has burns all over his body. The second victim was in a stable condition at Elmhurst Hospital.

The third, a 33-year-old man, was struck by lightning near Baisley Boulevard and 155th Street in South Jamaica, Queens. He was taken to a local hospital. His condition was not immediately known, but he is expected to survive.

Although death from lightning is a very rare phenomenon, you should have at least basic knowledge of how to protect yourself from a lightning strike in conditions when bad weather caught you by surprise. Remember these simple rules that lead 24tvmaybe someday they will save the life of you or your friends.

How to avoid lightning: tips

1. If your car is near - immediately get into it, wait out the storm there

2. If you are in the forest - hide under the big bushes.

3. If there are no bushes - hide under the trees of medium height. Best for this beech, maple and birch. You should not hide under the oak, pine, spruce and poplar - in these trees lightning falls most often.

4. Do not hide under the single and tall trees, lightning falls into tall objects.

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5. Do not stand near damaged and burnt trees, lightning often strikes one and the same place.

6. Move away from metal objects (brazier, bicycle, moped, metal gate) at a distance of at least 30 m.

7. Stop if you are running, riding a bike or motorbike.

8. Do not stand on rooftops.

9. Do not walk across the field, find a lowland, ravine or depression in the ground, so that your body does not protrude above the surface. It is important to find a dry place, because moisture conducts electricity more. Sit down, tilt your head slightly so that it is not above the objects that are close by.

10. If you are two, three or more - do not pile up in the shelter together, but hide one by one, the discharge passes through the contact of human bodies.

11. Do not swim in the open pond.

12. Do not use umbrellas with metal handles.

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13. Do not use electronic devices (mobile phones, tablets, etc.), you can turn off.

14. Remove all metal objects.

15. If you are at home - close the windows. Do not make drafts, because they attract ball lightning, like a magnet.

If the trouble did happen, and the lightning hit the person, he must immediately give first aid.

1. Open the clothes, put the person on his back, put a roller out of the clothes under the neck to create a better passage of the breathing paths.

2. If there is no breathing, begin artificial respiration using the mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-nose method.

3. In the case of cardiac arrest, immediately begin simultaneously to do a closed heart massage and artificial respiration.

4. In any case, immediately seek qualified medical assistance.

From 10 people in whom the lightning falls, 9 remain alive. what feels the human body when lightning strikes it, ForumDaily Edition described earlier.

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