Kinematics of Trauma
- Kinematics of trauma
- Definition
- Looking a trauma scene and attempting to determine what injuries might have resulted
- Kinetic energy – function of weight of an item and its speed.
- Blunt trauma
- Objects collide during crashes
- car with object
- victim with part of car
- organs collide inside body
- Unbelted drivers and front seat passengers suffer multi-system trauma due to multiple collisions of the body and organs
- Direction of the force has impact on type of injury
- frontal impacts
- rear impacts
- side impacts
- rotational impacts
- roll-overs
- Objects collide during crashes
- Deceleration Injuries
- Penetrating Trauma
- Types of bullets have affect
- distance from shooter
- size of bullet
- fragmentation
- cavitation
- Energy levels have effect
- low energy -- stabbings
- medium energy -- handguns and some rifles
- high energy -- military weapons
- Organs stuck have effect
- head
- chest
- abdomen
- extremities
- Types of bullets have affect
- Definition
Content Creator: Madison Browning
CAPCE Course Number: 21-EMTP-F3-2302
NJ Course Number: 141134
Total CE Hours: 1
Level: Basic
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