click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Chapter 27 vocab
EMT-Navarro chap
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cavitaion | A cavity formed by a pressure wave resulting from a bullet |
| Dissipation of Energy | The way energy is transferd to the human body by the force acted upon it |
| Drag | the factors that slow a projectile |
| Fragmentation | The breaking up of a bullet when it impacts |
| Kinetic Energy | The energy contained in a object in motion |
| Kinetics | The branch of mechanics dealing with the motion of matieral bodies |
| Kinetics of Trauma | The science of analyzing mechanism of injury |
| Mechanism of injury | The factors and forces that cause traumatic injury |
| profile | The size and shape of a bullet point of impact |
| Trajectory | The path of a projectile during its travel |