| Mechanism of injury |
MOI Answer |
| the cavity in the body tissue formed by a pressure wave resulting from the kinetic energy of a bullet |
Cavitation |
| the way energy is transferred to the human body by the force acting upon it |
Dissipation of energy |
| factor that slows an object down |
drag |
| energy contained in a moving body |
kinetic energy |
| the branch of mechanics dealing with the motion of material bodies |
kinetics |
| science of mechanisms of energy |
kinetics of trauma |
| how a person is injured |
mechanism of energy |
| the impact point of a bullet |
profile |
| the path of a projectile |
trajectory |
| the three types of ---------- are vehicle, body, and organ. |
impact |
| vehicle collisions occur as |
frontal, rear end, lateral, rotational or rollover |
| shattered windsheilds often have a ------------- look when people hit them |
spider webbed |
| when the chest hits the steering wheel with enough force the lungs my rupture this is known as the -------------. |
paper bag syndrome |
| the initial onset of blast injuries is the ----------. |
explosion |
| primary injury in a blast comes from the------------. |
pressure wave |
| the third phase in an explosion is the --------- in which debris is thrown at a victim. |
blast wave |
| the last phaes of an explosion; resulting in movement of patient. |
tertiary/victim displacement |
Biology Lab Midterm
