QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is electrical Shock? - CORRECT ANSWERS A sensation and
muscular spasm when electric current passes through the body.
What is a GFCI? - CORRECT ANSWERS Ground Fault Circuit
Interrupter (automatically shut's off electrical flow in the event of an overload)
TS Transformers - CORRECT ANSWERS Open: T doesn't generate
output V
Short: could be partial which would then change number of coils so Ep would
change or Es
What is voltage - CORRECT ANSWERS Potential of electric energy;
pressure of electrons pushing away from each other.
Current is defined as __________________________. - CORRECT ANSWERS
a flow of electric charge
What are some factors affecting shock? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Amount of current, path of current, amount of body resistance, and length of
time current flows in body
What is not a primary factor in severity of an electric shock? - CORRECT
ANSWERS The general health of the victim.
Ways to prevent shock? - CORRECT ANSWERS Isolate, insulate &
ground
, What is the minimum AC current required to cause severe muscle contractions?
- CORRECT ANSWERS 12 mA
How much more DC is required to freeze the body than AC? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 5 times more
What types of burns are there? - CORRECT ANSWERS Electrical
burns, arc burns, and thermal contact burns
Electrical burns are what? - CORRECT ANSWERS Electrical current
flowing through tissue or bones
Arc burns are what? - CORRECT ANSWERS Electrical current flowing
through tissue or bones
Thermal contact burns are what? - CORRECT ANSWERS When skin
comes in contact with hot surfaces of overheated electrical conductors
Factors of electrical accidents - CORRECT ANSWERS Unsafe
equipment, unsafe environment, and unsafe work practices
What should you do first if someone has been shocked? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Remove the victim from the source.
What type of protection is worn when use of a tool produces sparks and debris?
- CORRECT ANSWERS Safety goggles.
What category includes electrical fires? - CORRECT ANSWERS Class
C.