Ch 22 Vocab Flashcards
0
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Force acting over a distance
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Work
1
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Result of the force to the body that causes injury but does not penetrate soft tissue or internal organs and cavities
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Blunt trauma
2
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Product of mass, gravity, and height
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Potential energy
3
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Injury caused by objects that pierce the surface of the body
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Penetrating trauma
4
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How trauma occurs
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Mechanism of injury
5
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Energy of a moving object
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Kinetic energy
6
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Significant MOI that causes injuries to more than one body system
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Multisystem trauma
7
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Emanation of pressure waves that can damage nearby structures
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Cavitation
8
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A score that takes into account the GCS score, respiratory rate, respiratory expansion, systolic blood pressure, and capillary refill.
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Trauma score
9
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The path a projectile takes once it is propelled
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Trajectory
