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10 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Deformed front end, cracked windshield |
Body clues: bruised or lacerated head or face. Potential injuries: brain injury, scalp, facial cuts, cervical spine injury, tracheal injury |
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Deformed steering column |
Body clues: bruised neck, bruised chest Potential injuries: sternal or rib fracture, flail chest, myocardial contusion, paracardial tamponade, pneumothorax or hemothorax, exanguinashion from aortic tear |
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Deformed dashboard |
Body clues: bruised abdomen, bruised knee and dislocated kneecap Potential injuries: ruptured spleen, liver, bowel, diaphragm, fractured patella, dislocated knee, femoral fracture and dislocated hip |
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Deformed side of vehicle |
Body clues: bruised shoulder Potential injuries: clavicular fracture, fractured humerus, and multiple rib fractures |
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Door smashed in |
Body clues: bruised shoulder or pelvis Potential injuries: fractured hip, fractured iliac wing, fractured clavicle or ribs |
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"B" pillar deformed |
Body clues: bruised temple Potential injuries: brain injury, cervical spine fracture |
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Broken door or window handles |
Body clues: Bruised or deformed arms Potential injuries: contusions |
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Broken window glass |
Body clues: dicing lacerations Potential injuries: multiple lacerations |
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Posterior deformity to the automobile |
Body clues: secondary anterior injuries, especially if the patient was unrestrained Potential injuries: whiplash injuries, deceleration injuries of a head on impact. |
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Head rest not adjusted |
Body clues: none detected Potential injuries: bleeding, bruising, or tearing inside skull. |
