Electrifying Water Park Shocks Visitors

[Jahrules]

Volcano Bay Closed and Staff Taken to Hospital Over "Technical Issues" | Chip and Company

An undisclosed incident at Universal Orlando's Volcano Bay has resulted in staff being taken via ambulance to the hospital earlier today. The park was also

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An undisclosed incident at Universal Orlando’s Volcano Bay has resulted in staff being taken via ambulance to the hospital earlier today. The park was also closed down to “address the issues faced at the time.”

 

[Jahrules]

I wonder what happened. They probably won't ever fully disclose. Maybe chlorine exposure if they had a chemical spill?

 

[b.mac]

Sounds like chlorine exposure.

 

[mtpelepele]

That was my first guess as well, but I've see articles in a couple places saying the Orlando fire department was responding to a "possible electrocution".
http://www.fox35orlando.com/home/in...ando-s-volcano-bay-causes-park-to-close-early
http://www.fox35orlando.com/home/in...ando-s-volcano-bay-causes-park-to-close-early

 

[Jahrules]

Universal Orlando guests complain of being ‘zapped’ at Volcano Bay water park

 

[Jonesta6]

I smell litigation in the water

 

[belsaas]

That was my first guess as well, but I've see articles in a couple places saying the Orlando fire department was responding to a "possible electrocution".
http://www.fox35orlando.com/home/in...ando-s-volcano-bay-causes-park-to-close-early
http://www.fox35orlando.com/home/in...ando-s-volcano-bay-causes-park-to-close-early

I feel like we'd definitely know if it was an electrocution. A death at a theme park wouldn't be "close early".

 

[GrandpaD]

I feel like we'd definitely know if it was an electrocution. A death at a theme park wouldn't be "close early".

Electrocution - the injury or killing of someone by electric shock.

 

[belsaas]

Electrocution - the injury or killing of someone by electric shock.

Huh, we definitely only used it for death when I did EMT work.

 

[Thomas]

Well, those guests were in for a real shock...

I'll see myself out.

 

[Zachary]

I'm secretly really hoping that we get some sort of confirmation that it was a non-lethal electrocution incident because I have some really electrifying puns to use for this thread's title...

Edit: Damn it, @Thomas beat me.

 

[BGWnut]

Oxford English dictionary has the following definition:

 

[b.mac]

Electrical experience here, it goes both ways. For EMT purposes it's a case by case thing but in most cases Electrocution is only used for Cause of Death and injury is described as "due to electric shock" or other similar wording.

Considering prior stories of electrical incidents at amusement and water parks from my experience, it might be a good thing multiple people were reported for injuries instead of one. Unless someone was directly implicated in this incident ala sticking a fork in an outlet.

 

[Jahrules]

In the article I pasted it sounded like something electrified the water in a shallow pool and people were getting shocks to the feet and ankles.

 

[GrandpaD]

Huh, we definitely only used it for death when I did EMT work.

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The EMT guys I worked with said "zapped" ?. But, I think in this case, people were getting a little more charge out of the attractions than they were expecting.

 

[Jahrules]

This probably isn't what they meant when they were talking about an electifying new attraction...

 

[Thomas]

Well, they better brace for a surge of lawsuits.

 

[belsaas]

Unless they put up a good resistance, I could see some engineers losing their ohms in Orlando.

 

[Thomas]

Having been in a similar accident, I can tell you it really Hertz.

 

[GrandpaD]

I wonder if they play AC/DC poolside?