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9 Cards in this Set
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What are the 2 divisions of weapons of conventional war?
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Explosive munitions -artillery,grenades,mortars,bombs, hand grenade
Small arms - pistols, rifles and machine guns |
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What is the most common pattern of injury seen on a conventional battlefield?
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A patient with multiple small fragment wounds of the extremities
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What are the 2 areas of projectile tissue interaction?
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Permanent cavity
Temporary cavity |
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What is the permanent cavity?
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Localized area of cell necrosis proportional to the size of the area it passes through
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What is the temporary cavity?
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Transient lateral displacement of the tissue after the projectile passes through the area
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Does a Shock wave cause tissue damage?
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NO
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What are the 3 mechanisms of injury in explosive munitions?
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1-Ballistic
2-Blast 3-Thermal |
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Describe the ballistic mechanism of injury
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-injuries caused by fragments
-fragments are produced by mortars, artillery and grenades -cause multiple wounds |
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Describe the blast mechanism of injury
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-take
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