That story is almost 4 years old! Look at the date. I think that issue is by now old news to most rescue personnel. I have never heard of anyone being electrocuted yet. The batteries in hybrids are pretty wimpy actually. That is why they can't go very far on their battery only. That big 100# battery in the Prius actually has slightly less WHr than a SINGLE golf cart battery. The big issue is the voltage. Yes it is much higher than the 12V. But it is not insanely high. As I recall it is around 165 VDC which is similar to the peak voltage of 115 VAC. I am not saying I want to get zapped by it but there are a lot of other dangers on cars to be learned such as air bags and all that gasoline (1 gal has more energy content than a stick of Dynamite). That is why those rescue people get a lot of training.

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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra

I think Mistress is merely catching up on her New Years resolution to read the entire internet . . .

288VDC @ 4 amps can be quite lethal... Far from wimpy.

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Current Stable:
01 ML55 AMG
92 500E (a few mods)
87 300E (lots of mods)
00 Chevy 3500HD Diesel Box Truck
68 18' Donzi Marine
06 GT i-Drive7 1.0 Mountain Bike (with GPS!)

PREVIOUSLY OWNED:83 300SD, 87 420SEL, 88 420SEL, 90 420SEL, 86 560SEL, 86 190E 2.3-16V AMG, 94 E320