Arc Burn A burn sustained from an electric arc either by the extreme heat it produces or through radiation.

Electric Arc The area in which electricity jumps from an electrode to another conductor to produce extreme heat and light. Electric arcs are used in welding and in some types of industrial furnaces

An electrode is an electrical conductor used to make contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit A substation is a part of an electrical generation, transmission, and distribution system. Substations transform voltage from high to low, or the reverse, or perform any of several other important functions. Electric power may flow through several substations between generating plant and consumer, and its voltage may change in several steps.

Grounding Connections to ground limit the build-up of static electricity when handling flammable products or when repairing electronic devices In some telegraph and power transmission circuits, the earth itself can be used as one conductor of the circuit, saving the cost of installing a separate return conductor.

Ground
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Ground is a general term for any electrical connection to the earth itself (or neutral objects that act in the same capacity). The earth acts as an integral part of most electrical components, an independent and open channel that allows electrical current to flow through whenever it needs to. Ground wires and ground plugs are put into place to allow excess charge to pass into the earth instead of lingering in the appliance or electrical system.

Process
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An electrical outlet in the United States has two primary slots for the plug: neutral and hot. These two plugs allow the electrons in an electrical charge to pass through the appliance on one side and then out into the electrical system on the other side, completing the cycle. The ground slot is a larger hole at the bottom of the outlet that is connected to a ground wire that is held at ground potential, which is usually zero voltage.

Purpose
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Ground wires are included solely for safety. If an errant electrical charge is created by a storm or a faulty electrical component, this charge passes through the appliance. If the ground wire is not connected, the charge may linger on the case of the appliance to shock, and possibly harm, whoever touches it, or it may burn through the circuits of the appliance and destroy it. With the

ground wire attached, the charge has a place to go and will be immediately drained away into the earth.

Breakers
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Ground wires in wall outlets are also designed to trip the circuit breaker, shutting off power to that section of the system to prevent any further damage. Since the charge is drained away into the earth through the ground wire so thoroughly, it is not usually enough to trip the circuit breaker. In this case, the ground wire is bonded back to the neutral wire, usually at the service panel, where it can flow back into the system and trip the breaker.

Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is a condition in which there is uncoordinated contraction of the cardiac muscle of the ventricles in the heart, making them quiver rather than contract properly