ANSWERS/ALREADY GRADED A+
Electrical Shock - (answer)Sensation and muscular spasm cause when electric current passes through the
body
Voltage - (answer)Potential of electric energy; pressure of electrons pushing away from each other
Current - (answer)Flow of electrons
Most dangerous paths - (answer)Hand to hand & left hand to either foot
Factors affecting shock - (answer)Amount of current, path of current, amount of body resistance, length
of time current flows in body
3 ways to prevent shock - (answer)Isolate, insulate & ground
Grounding conductor - (answer)Used to form a low resistance path from the ground to the metallic tool
case
12MA - (answer)Minimum AC current required to cause severe muscle contractions
The body - (answer)Acts like a conductor when it becomes part of a circuit
5xs - (answer)How much more DC is required to freeze the body rather than AC
Burns - (answer)Electrical burns, arc burns, thermal contact burns
Electrical burns - (answer)Electrical current flowing through tissue or bones
Arc burns - (answer)High temperatures near the body produced by electric arc or explosion