Exam 2: Mechanism of Injury

Which two of the following factors proportionately affect the kinetic energy of a bullet fired from a gun?

Axial loading is MOST likely to occur in which type of impact?

Which of the following mechanisms is most consistent with fractured vertebrae from a rapid lateral twisting motion?

People in which of the following age groups are prone to significant trauma due to falls?

Upon arriving at the scene of a single-vehicle collision in which the vehicle struck a utility pole, you note that the windshield is "starred," and that the driver is not restrained. Which of the following injuries is MOST likely?

Which of the following injuries is associated with the tertiary phase of a blast?

Your patient, a 23-year-old woman who is 6 months pregnant, was the unrestrained driver of a vehicle that rear-ended a parked car. The air bag deployed. Considering the likelihood of organ collision, for which of the following injuries should you maintain a high index of suspicion?

Which of the following is TRUE of shotgun ammunition?

Which of the following is TRUE of the pressure wave that accompanies high-velocity penetrating trauma?

As the energy from a medium- or high-velocity projectile pushes tissue from its path, which of the following occurs?

Which of the following affects the severity of injury sustained in a motor vehicle collision?

Which statement about ballistics is TRUE?

When the driver's chest strikes the steering wheel during a motor vehicle collision, what produces the next injury?

Which of the following is best described as "the area of contused tissue resulting from penetrating trauma that may be slow to heal due to disrupted blood flow and tissue damage"?

You have responded to a soccer field on which two 13-year-olds have collided during a game. Which of the following findings in either patient requires ambulance transport for further evaluation in the emergency department?

Applying Newton's second law of motion to a vehicle traveling 70 miles per hour, crashing into which of the following would transfer the most force to the patient?

Which of the following abdominal organs is the LEAST affected by the pressure wave associated with penetrating trauma?

Which of the following is associated with assault rifle wounds but not hunting rifle wounds?

Which of the following is most important when assessing the damage done by a gunshot?

A vehicle is struck in its right front as it passes through an intersection, resulting in an oblique impact. Which of the passengers is subjected to the greatest acceleration forces?