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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 internal 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 cause 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 tissue causes injury on the opposite side of original impact
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decleration
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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 mechanism of injury.
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kinetic energy
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The energy of a moving object
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MOI
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The forces or energy transmission applied to the body that cause injury
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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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penetrating trauma
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Injury caused by objects, such as knives 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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