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Mechanism of Injury
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| 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 |
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