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SAFETY · Power circuits and hazards: hazardous voltages, fuses and circuit breakers, grounding, electrical code compliance; Lightning protection; Battery safety

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What health hazard is posed by electrical current flowing through the body?

  1. AIt may cause injury by heating body tissue
  2. BIt may disrupt the electrical functions of cells
  3. CIt may cause involuntary muscle contractions
  4. DAll these choices are correct
Why Current through tissue does damage in three distinct ways, so all of the listed effects are real. Resistive heating burns tissue along the current path (often worst at entry and exit points), the current interferes with the small bioelectric signals cells use, including the heart's rhythm, and it drives involuntary muscle contraction that can prevent you from letting go of the conductor. Even modest currents, on the order of 100 mA through the chest, can be fatal by causing ventricular fibrillation.
Watch out Each single-effect choice is true by itself but incomplete, so picking one of them misses the fact that the pool lists all three as valid hazards.
Current burns, confuses and clamps: heat, cell signals, muscle lock. Three hazards, so the all-of-these answer.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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  1. T0A01 Which of the following is a safety hazard of a 12-volt storage battery that lacks internal protection circuit…
  2. T0A02 What health hazard is posed by electrical current flowing through the body?
  3. T0A03 In the United States, what circuit does black wire insulation indicate in a three-wire 120 V AC cable?
  4. T0A04 What is the purpose of a fuse in an electrical circuit?
  5. T0A05 Why should a 5-ampere fuse never be replaced with a 20-ampere fuse?
  6. T0A06 What is a good way to guard against electrical shock at your station?
  7. T0A07 Where should a lightning arrester be installed in a coaxial feed line?
  8. T0A08 Where should a fuse or circuit breaker be installed in a 120V AC power circuit?
  9. T0A09 What should be done to all external ground rods or earth connections?
  10. T0A10 What hazard exists when rapidly charging or discharging an unprotected battery?
  11. T0A11 What hazard exists in a power supply immediately after turning it off?
  12. T0A12 Which of the following precautions should be taken when measuring high voltages with a voltmeter?
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