Methods in Trauma Biomechanics

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, associated quantities are moment of inertia I, angular velocity . The position vector denotes the location of the centre of mass of a rigid body as function of time….

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Head Injuries

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Fig. 3.1 Anatomy of the head: bony structures of the skull (top), the meninges (middle), and the brain (bottom) (adapted from Sobotta 1997) The inner surface of the cranial vault is…

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Ballistic and Blast Trauma

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Fig. 10.1 Examples of jacketed projectiles and energies at muzzle velocity 10.1.1 Wound Ballistics and Penetrating Ballistic Injuries The terminal effects of projectiles have been observed via field experience since the…

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Spinal Injuries

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Fig. 4.1 Human spine (adapted from Sobotta 1997) In general, each vertebra consists of a cylindrically shaped body, a vertebral (or neural) arch, the (dorsal) spinous process and transverse processes at…

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Thoracic Injuries

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Fig. 5.1 The thoracic anatomy (adapted from Sobotta 1997; Netter 2003) The rib cage is formed by twelve pairs of ribs which are posterior connected to the thoracic vertebrae of the…

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Introduction

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Cause  Number Accidents (unintentional injuries)  12,032 • Motor vehicle accidents 6,984  • All other accidents 5,048  Intentional self-harm (suicide)  4,688 Assault (homicide)  4,508 Malignant neoplasms  1,609 Diseases of the heart …

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Abdominal Injuries

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Fig. 6.1 The abdominal organs as a projection on the body surface (adapted from Sobotta 1997) In summary from an anatomical point of view, possible injury mechanisms seem to be dependent…

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Injuries of the Upper Extremities

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Fig. 8.1 Bones and joints of the upper extremities (adapted from Sobotta 1997) Fig. 8.2 Skeleton of the hand (adapted from Sobotta 1997) The shoulder comprises scapula, clavicula and the joint articulations…

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Solutions to Exercises

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  E5.2: C = 45/200; V = 0.045/0.04; VC = 0.25   E5.3: In the CTI the effects of both belt and airbag on the thorax in a frontal crash are included in combined form. The…

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