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Mechanism of injury
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the cavity in the body tissue formed by a pressure wave resulting from the kinetic energy of a bullet   Cavitation  
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the way energy is transferred to the human body by the force acting upon it   Dissipation of energy  
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factor that slows an object down   drag  
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energy contained in a moving body   kinetic energy  
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the branch of mechanics dealing with the motion of material bodies   kinetics  
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science of mechanisms of energy   kinetics of trauma  
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how a person is injured   mechanism of energy  
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the impact point of a bullet   profile  
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the path of a projectile   trajectory  
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the three types of ---------- are vehicle, body, and organ.   impact  
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vehicle collisions occur as   frontal, rear end, lateral, rotational or rollover  
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shattered windsheilds often have a ------------- look when people hit them   spider webbed  
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when the chest hits the steering wheel with enough force the lungs my rupture this is known as the -------------.   paper bag syndrome  
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the initial onset of blast injuries is the ----------.   explosion  
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primary injury in a blast comes from the------------.   pressure wave  
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the third phase in an explosion is the --------- in which debris is thrown at a victim.   blast wave  
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the last phaes of an explosion; resulting in movement of patient.   tertiary/victim displacement  
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