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16 Cards in this Set
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List the top five causes of MOI Trauma deaths since 1970
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Motor Vehicles Accidents
Falls Poisoning by lliquids or solids Fire and burns Drowning |
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Why do we care about Kinematics
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It allows us to see how a traumatic injury happens
What injuries are possible or likely What internal organs or body systems maybe involved |
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What is Newtons first law
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A body at rest will remain at rest and a body in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by some outside force
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What is Newtons Second Law
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Energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed in form
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What are the three concepts of Energy
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Potiential
Kinetic Work |
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List 8 Significant MOI
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Ejection - from a vehicle
Death - of another passenger Rollover - of the vehicle High Speed - crash (45/25) Motorcycle - Crash Pedestrian - Struck by Vehicle Penetrating Trauma (head, chest, abdomen) Fall - over 20/10 ft or 3x patients height |
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Signicant MOI for children
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Fall - Over 10 ft or 3xH
Medium speed - crash 25 Bicycle crash |
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What are the two types of trauma
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Blunt
Penetrating |
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Explain Coup contra Coup
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The brain moves inside the skull and during collision the brain can hit the skull and be damaged.
With coup contra coup the brain strikes the skull on impact and on recoil strikes the reverse side of the skull. This cause damage to opposites parts of the brain. The effect is Worse in old people |
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List the 3 types of crashes suffered by the body in a vehicle collision
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The vehicular collision - Car against object
The body collision - Passenger against inside of car The Organ Collision - Passenger internal organs against the structures of the body |
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List the 5 types of MVC Crashes
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Frontal - Headon
Lateral - T-Bone Rear End Rotational - Spin Rollovers |
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Which type of MVC Crash results in the most deaths
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Lateral or T-Bone
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Give Example of low , medium and High energy Penetraing Trauma
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Low - Knife
Medium - Gun High - Explosion |
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What are the three type of the injuries from explosion
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Pressure wave injuries
Flying Debris Being thrown by the blast and hitting something |
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What is Cavitaion
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the pressure wave that occurs as the bullet passes through the tissues
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Air Bag and seat belt injuries to children under what age or size are more severe
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Under 12
under 5'2" |
