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blunt trauma
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an impact on the body by objects that cause injury without penetrating soft tissues or intermal organs and cavities
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cavitation
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a phenomenon in which speed causes a bullet to generate pressure waves, which causes damage distant from the bullet's path
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coup-contrecoup brain injury
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a brain injury that occurs when force is applied to the head and energy transmission through brain tissues causes injury on the opposite side of the original impact
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deceleration
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the slowing of an object
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index of suspicion
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awareness that unseen life-threatening injuries may exist when determining the MOI
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kinetic energy
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the energy of a moving object
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MOI (mechanism of injury)
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the forces or energy transmission applied to the body that causes injury
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penetrating trauma
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a patient who experiences knvies and bullets, that pierce the surface of the body and damage internal tissues and organs
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potential energy
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the product of mass, gravity, and height, which is converted into kinetic energy and results in injury, such as from a fall
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multisystem trauma patient
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a patient who experienced trauma that affects more than one body system
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